# N171T: 1953 Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-2285
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1961
- Certificate issued: January 22, 1985
- Last registry action: August 26, 1997
- Mode S code: A11E8D
- Owners when cancelled: [Levine Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEVINE%20ROBERT%20M), [Magowan James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAGOWAN%20JAMES)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171T-2014-12-17

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-18-105 SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19830727061909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727061909I), Jul 27, 1983: Piper PA18105SPEC (N171T), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. Left main wheel sank into soft sand while landing on a beach. Airplane nosed over. Incoming tide washed it away.

## Other aircraft with N171T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171T): American Champion 7GCAA, S/N 527-2025, built 2025

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