Cessna 180J
N9949N is a Cessna 180J, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1975. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bettles Field, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 17, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 14, 1975.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 180J · all 180Js and related versions
- Serial number
- 18052604
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor O-470 SERIES · 230 hp
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1975
- Cruising speed
- 120 mph
- Transponder code
- ADE51F (octal 53362437)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 2015
- Expires
- February 29, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · May 14, 1975
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00553400
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Fox Heather J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 1 Fox House St
Bettles Field, AK 99726
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N9949N, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Fox Heather J, an individual, certificate issued February 17, 2015, expires February 29, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated May 14, 1975, consistent with the 1975 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18052604 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N9949N according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
3 NTSB records under N9949N: Accident on August 18, 2026 at Bettles, AK: minor injuries. Accident on August 15, 2018 at Ambler, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 22, 1989 at Anchorage, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180J · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · operated under 135
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the left wing and horizontal stabilizer striking the ground.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180J · operated under 091
PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR JUDGEMENT, AND HIS LACK OF INITIAL TRAINING (NONE) IN SEAPLANE OPERATIONS.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data