# N597JC: 1979 Cessna 180K, registration cancelled 2025-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624)
- 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: 18053054
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2005
- Last registry action: October 13, 2023
- Mode S code: A7B833
- Owner when cancelled: [Cain Jeffrey B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAIN%20JEFFREY%20B)
- Location: [Godley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Godley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4259° N, 97.5399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76044, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N597JC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=597JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597JC-2025-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 180K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k.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 CEN25LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA100), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 180 (N597JC), Breckenridge, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly install the throttle cable hardware resulting in a separation of the cable and loss of engine throttle control.

## 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 20250217000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250217000729A), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 180K (N597JC), Breckenridge, TX, Destroyed. The pilot was testing the newly installed navigation equipment and autopilot by conducting a coupled GPS approach to runway 17 at bkd. At approximately 3/4…

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