# N81648: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: November 21, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81648

## Aircraft that carried N81648

- [Cancelled 2014-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-2014-11-21): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-6452, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lepping Kurt M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEPPING%20KURT%20M), [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- [Cancelled 1949-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-1949-12-13): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 264. Owner: [Gordon Newstrom](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20NEWSTROM), [Marcell, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Marcell)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-undated): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 328006013

## NTSB investigations on N81648 (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 ANC00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA127), Sep 20, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, and a snow-covered ridge.
- [NTSB ANC94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA008), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS RISING TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81648 (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 20000919014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919014659A), Sep 19, 2000: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Galena, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during a takeoff from a mountain ridge covered with 2" of snow and a crosswind estimate of 20 knots.
- [Accident 19931004045399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004045399A), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Took off remote uphill soft strip. Settled after lift off into brush and cartwheeled. Used full flaps.

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