# N8237V: 1966 Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 2003-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618)
- 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: 18051739
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1967
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1994
- Last registry action: November 14, 2000
- Mode S code: AB3F61
- Owner when cancelled: [Wills Terry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLS%20TERRY%20R)
- Location: [Ward Cove, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ward%20Cove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.4119° N, 131.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ward Cove, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8237V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8237V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2003-03-28

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 (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 ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.
- [NTSB ANC81DAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAD07), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180 (N8237V), Dome River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA74DYE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE29), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Tillacum, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19930519017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519017079A), May 19, 1993: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Indicates an accelerated stall occurred in a steep climbing turnout. Leveled with high sink rate. Pancaked on water
- [Accident 19810802084249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802084249A), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sandbar and flipped over while landing seaplane on river.
- [Accident 19731201039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201039229A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 180H (N8237V), Tillacum, WA, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

## Other aircraft with N8237V

- [Cancelled 2024-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237V-2024-06-10): Bell UH-1H, S/N 71-20236. Owner: [US Dept Of State Inl/A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPT%20OF%20STATE%20INL%2FA), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)

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