# N91478: 1969 Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18052099
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1979
- Last registry action: October 11, 1986
- Mode S code: ACA8F5
- Owners when cancelled: [Elsmore Ray H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELSMORE%20RAY%20H), [Elsmore Florian S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELSMORE%20FLORIAN%20S)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=91478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91478-2013-05-22

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 180H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h.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 LAX84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA079), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 180 (N91478), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19831128059019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128059019A), Nov 28, 1983: Cessna 180H (N91478), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into side of 10,000 foot mountain, 200 feet from the top of mountain.

## Other aircraft with N91478

- [Cancelled 1957-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91478-1957-07-17): North American NAVION, S/N NAV-4-114. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gregg John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREGG%20JOHN%20B), [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)

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