# N9247C: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2018-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- 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: 31346
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2014
- Last registry action: September 17, 2014
- Mode S code: ACD056
- Owners when cancelled: [Carlson Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20DALE%20A), [Carlson Heather A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLSON%20HEATHER%20A)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9247C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9247C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247C-2018-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180.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 ANC15FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA021), Apr 14, 2015: Cessna 180 (N9247C), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into known icing conditions, contrary to the airplane’s limitations, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to icing.

## 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 20150414004219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150414004219A), Apr 14, 2015: Cessna 180 (N9247C), Valdez, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. April 14, 2015 N9247C, CE-180 was enroute from wasilla (iys) to Valdez (vdz) on an IFR flight plan. The airman was in cruise flight at 10,000' ATC cleared…

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