# N1857A: 1952 Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 1972-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Serial number: 18-1687
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1971
- Mode S code: A1568D
- Owner when cancelled: [Planters Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANTERS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1857A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1857A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1857A-1972-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a.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 FTW72FPG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG32), Aug 25, 1971: Piper PA-18A (N1857A), W.Helena, AR, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N1857A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1857A): Anselm Scott D RANS S-20 RAVEN, S/N 09150051, built 2023

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