# N6559A: Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32456
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2000
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A8A2E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Wygant Dee R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYGANT%20DEE%20R)
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6559A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6559A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6559A-2018-01-25

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI86FER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER06), Apr 30, 1986: Cessna 180 (N6559A), Brainerd, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC77DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER01), Oct 7, 1976: Cessna 180 (N6559A), Backus, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19860429015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860429015159A), Apr 29, 1986: Cessna 180 (N6559A), Brainerd, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Misjudged height above the glassy waters of lake edward. Hit nose low. Passenger drowned. Flaps not used.
- [Accident 19761007041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761007041129A), Oct 7, 1976: Cessna 180 (N6559A), Backus, MN, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Settled into trees.

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