# N4789U: Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18051489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 23, 1998
- Last registry action: March 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A5E278
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20SALVAGE)
- Location: [Marysville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Marysville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0900° N, 122.2377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98271, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789U-2018-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 180H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA179), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 180H (N4789U), Shelton, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870830082729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830082729A), Aug 30, 1987: Cessna 180H (N4789U), Shelton, WA, Destroyed. Made nose high premature takeoff. Stalled into trees trying to return to lake departure area.

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