# N8689X: Cessna 180E, registration cancelled 1965-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18051089
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1962
- Mode S code: ABF038
- Owner when cancelled: [Fairbanks Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRBANKS%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8689X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8689X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8689X-1965-02-05

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 ANC65A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65A0038), Jan 13, 1965: Cessna 180E (N8689X), Fairbanks, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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