# N183DP: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1999-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1999
- 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: 1883
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1997
- Last registry action: January 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A14C2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Pitsch Dale R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITSCH%20DALE%20R)
- Location: [Middleville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Middleville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6950° N, 85.4637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49333, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=183DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183DP-1999-01-27

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 (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 CHI97LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA197), Jul 6, 1997: Piper PA-18 (N183DP), Middleville, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: fuel contamination, due to improper servicing of the aircraft; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a inadvertent stall and collision…

## 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.

- [Accident 19970706016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706016769A), Jul 6, 1997: Piper PA18 (N183DP), Middleville, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed into field. (.4)edo floats were installed on the airplane on 6/16/97, about 20 days before the accident. The pilot accumulated 5.8 hours total…

## Other aircraft with N183DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183DP): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23145

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