# N1797A: Piper PA-18AS-125, registration cancelled 2003-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2003
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18AS-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18as-125) (registry code 7101816)
- 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: 18-1668
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1957
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1994
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A13DEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Watson Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1797A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1797A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1797A-2003-11-13

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-18AS-125: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18as-125.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 UNK66X0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0132), Mar 29, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N1797A), El Obeid, Russia, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1797A

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1797A-2017-07-06): Eipper QUICKSILVER GT, S/N GT 2801414, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Burdick Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURDICK%20GARY%20W), [Darien, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Darien)

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