# N18271: Welch OW5M, registration cancelled 1940-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1940
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Welch OW5M](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-ow5m) (registry code 0764607)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 637](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20637) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1939
- Mode S code: A14B81
- Owner when cancelled: [William Hood Birch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20HOOD%20BIRCH)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18271
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18271-1940-07-15

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 Welch OW5M: https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-ow5m.md

## Other aircraft with N18271

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18271): Beech A36, S/N E-1068, built 1977

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