# N1379A: 1951 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2012-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- 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: 18-1210
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1985
- Last registry action: July 20, 1991
- Mode S code: A098C6
- Owners when cancelled: [Stehlow Leonard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEHLOW%20LEONARD%20F), [Downs Dennis D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNS%20DENNIS%20D)
- Location: [Sterling, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sterling)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 60.5707° N, 150.7623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99672, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1379A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1379A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1379A-2012-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.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 ANC98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA022), Feb 23, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N1379A), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR over-the-top operation, becoming lost/disoriented, his inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, and subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors in the accident were the…
- [NTSB DEN75DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC10), Nov 28, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N1379A), Rock Springs, WY, 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 19980222001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001749A), Feb 22, 1998: Piper PA18 (N1379A), Toynek, AK, Substantial damage. (From .19) climbed out on top at night no panel lights or IFR items. Atac contacted. Ran out of fuel. Lost control. Impacted. (From .4) the pilot had departed…
- [Accident 19741128038769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741128038769A), Nov 28, 1974: Piper PA18 (N1379A), Rock Springs, WY, Substantial damage. Wind caught acft on approach,wing hit ground. Acft cartwheeled. Gusting to 30K.

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