# N5143E: 1959 Cessna 180B, registration cancelled 2007-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 50443
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1990
- Last registry action: August 6, 2004
- Mode S code: A67311
- Owner when cancelled: [Chambers Gene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERS%20GENE)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5143E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5143E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5143E-2007-08-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 180B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b.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 ANC94LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA131), Sep 2, 1994: Cessna 180B (N5143E), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLAPS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND A DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS.

## 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 19940902025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025359A), Sep 2, 1994: Cessna 180B (N5143E), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Tried depart on glassy water. Unable. Aborted. Hit shore. Nosed over. Failed to use glassy water procedures.

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