# N8681X: 1961 Cessna 180E, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612)
- 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: 18051081
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, weather control
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1981
- Last registry action: November 10, 1984
- Mode S code: ABEF20
- Owner when cancelled: [Don Fournier & Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DON%20FOURNIER%20%26%20ASSOC)
- Location: [Brandon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Brandon)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9098° N, 82.2957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33511, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8681X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8681X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681X-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 180E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e.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 MIA80FLD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD39), Feb 16, 1980: Cessna 180E (N8681X), Zephyrhills, FL, destroyed

## 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 19800216002819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216002819A), Feb 16, 1980: Cessna 180E (N8681X), Zephyrhills, FL, Destroyed. Descended into fog. Tried to fly back to vrf, hit trees. Recovered, then hit more trees and crashed.

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