# N1256A: 1951 Piper PA-18-125, registration cancelled 2009-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-1052
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1963
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1975
- Last registry action: March 26, 1977
- Mode S code: A06970
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Derrill D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20DERRILL%20D)
- Location: [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1052° N, 117.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91786, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1256A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1256A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1256A-2009-06-26

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 Piper PA-18-125: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125.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 LAX78FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA043-202550), May 22, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N1256A), Upland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC70DDQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ12), Jan 25, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N1256A), Altamont, SD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19780522045449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522045449A), May 22, 1978: Piper PA18 (N1256A), CA, Destroyed

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