N212RF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 180 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 23, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 180 cancelled August 23, 2012
- Serial number
- 32394
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 22, 1991
- Last FAA action
- July 21, 2009
- Last owner
- Koecher Wayne L (Partnership)
Cooper Landing, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N212RF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 32394
The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with low ceilings, turbulence, and downdrafts in cruise flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were low ceilings, turbulence, and downdrafts.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 32394
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was soft terrain.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site