# N1862A: 1952 Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 1975-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Serial number: 18-1692
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1975
- Mode S code: A15995
- Owner when cancelled: [Gedra Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEDRA%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Darlington, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Darlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1862A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1862A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1862A-1975-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA70DLG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLG24), Jun 17, 1970: Piper PA-18A (N1862A), Darlington, SC, destroyed

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