# N9600B: 1957 Cessna 180A, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604)
- 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: 32897
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1957
- Last registry action: January 6, 2006
- Mode S code: AD5E80
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1903° N, 149.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99517, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9600B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9600B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9600B-2012-08-01

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 Cessna 180A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a.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 ANC96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA043), Apr 5, 1996: Cessna 180 (N9600B), Big Lake, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to unporting of the fuel tank inlet, and the pilot's use of a steep, nose-low attitude during descent on the approach to land. The low level of fuel remaining was a related factor.
- [NTSB ANC93LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA187), Sep 20, 1993: Cessna 180A (N9600B), Charlie Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED HIS DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, AND DID NOT FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES FOR THE ABORTED TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND…

## 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 19960405006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960405006249A), Apr 5, 1996: Cessna 180A (N9600B), Big Lake, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on final. Landed short. Nosed over. Low fuel had unported. Placed plane upright. Exploded and burned.
- [Accident 19930919036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919036359A), Sep 19, 1993: Cessna 180A (N9600B), Charlie Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to clear shore on water takeoff. Pulled back prop control instead of throttle aborting takeoff. Hit shore.

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