# N9478C: Cessna 180, registration cancelled 1983-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31876
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1979
- Last registry action: February 10, 1983
- Mode S code: AD2A9C
- Owners when cancelled: [Dennis Leslie E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20LESLIE%20E%20JR), [Dennis Dolores L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20DOLORES%20L), [Riviere James A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVIERE%20JAMES%20A%20JR), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Anchorange, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorange)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1151° N, 149.6159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9478C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9478C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9478C-1983-02-10

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (2)

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 ANC80DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG63), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Coghill Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAH22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH22), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Rainy Pass Lod, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19800628024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628024479A), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Wing-tip hit tree limb after liftoff from gravel strip. Tried to recover control, hit trees on other side of strip.
- [Accident 19770906025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906025299A), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Rainy Pass Lod, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted into gravel bank.

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