# N6451X: 1960 Cessna 180D, registration cancelled 2014-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 180D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (registry code 2072610)
- 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: 18050951
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1960
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1978
- Last registry action: April 9, 2011
- Mode S code: A87A5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ryan Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RYAN%20PAUL%20G)
- Location: [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0111° N, 118.4722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90405, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6451X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6451X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6451X-2014-04-29

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 180D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 WPR11FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA304), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a telephone line while flying at a low altitude in dusk lighting conditions.
- [NTSB LAX71DVM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVM42), Feb 20, 1971: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Simmler, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0113), Sep 14, 1969: Cessna 180 (N6451X), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20110703012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110703012449A), Jul 3, 2011: Cessna 180D (N6451X), Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot was making landings at szp and departed the pattern to make a low pass over an adjacent riverbed. The aircraft severed a telephone communication wire…

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