# N9278C: 1955 Cessna 180, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 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: 31377
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: November 7, 2003
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: ACDB9E
- Owners when cancelled: [Parsons Robert Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20ROBERT%20TRUSTEE), [Stenchjem Kurt Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STENCHJEM%20KURT%20TRUSTEE), [Mcintosh James Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCINTOSH%20JAMES%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9278C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9278C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278C-2018-01-29

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 180: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC04LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA001), Oct 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9278C), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left main landing gear wheel from the gear leg, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collapse of the right main landing gear. A factor contributing to the…
- [NTSB ANC94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA086), Jul 18, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
- [NTSB ANC89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA037), Oct 30, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20031010026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010026919A), Oct 10, 2003: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he approached for landing and during touchdown the left main landing gear wheel separated from the spring gear leg near the wheel…
- [Accident 19940717018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018689A), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted. Exited runway. Ground looped. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19881030001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030001149A), Oct 30, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped while taxiing to tiedown damaging left wing tip. Found a flash light had blocked rudder pedal.
- [Incident 19790528028149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528028149I), May 28, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9278C), Yakutat, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed up after landing on soft sandy beach.

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