# N16689: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1971-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1971
- Mode S code: A10B8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sterling D Udell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20D%20UDELL)
- Location: [Quantico, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Quantico)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16689
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16689-1971-10-04

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 NYC72AN014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN014), Jul 29, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N16689), Essex, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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