# N9180S: 1976 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2002-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1801
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1976
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1999
- Last registry action: November 2, 1999
- Mode S code: ACB6CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Meester Stephen Wade](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEESTER%20STEPHEN%20WADE)
- Location: [Oakdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7915° N, 120.7861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95361, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9180S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9180S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180S-2002-08-28

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 Beech C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 LAX02FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA148), Apr 28, 2002: Beech C23 (N9180S), Oak Shores, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the number 1 cylinder exhaust valve fractured and separated resulting in a loss of engine power and an off airport forced landing. A finding in the accident was the owner's failure to maintain the…

## 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 20020427006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020427006239A), Apr 27, 2002: Beech C23 (N9180S), Pasorobles, CA, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) The aircraft appears to have lost power, and was attempting to land on a private airstrip. During the approach while on a modified base leg the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N9180S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9180S): Cessna U206G, S/N U20603996, built 1977

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