# N9945V: Cessna 180H, registration cancelled 1980-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18051799
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1974
- Mode S code: ADE49A
- Owner when cancelled: [Petrou Fisheries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROU%20FISHERIES%20INC)
- Location: [Empire, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Empire)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9945V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9945V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9945V-1980-10-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 180H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h.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 FTW80DRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD53), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9945V), Empire, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD08), Sep 17, 1975: Cessna 180F (N9945V), Houma, LA, 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 19800806033069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806033069A), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9945V), Empire, LA, Destroyed. Seaplane engine quit on liftoff. Landed immediately. Engine fire totally consumed aircraft. Undetermined cause.
- [Accident 19750917030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750917030479A), Sep 17, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9945V), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Hit closing rr bridge. Float equipped. On the step taxying to base.

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