# N1874A: 1952 Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 2016-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-1706
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1960
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2000
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A15D92
- Owner when cancelled: [Carolina Eagles Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAROLINA%20EAGLES%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Cornelius, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cornelius)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4752° N, 80.8937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1874A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1874A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874A-2016-09-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 DEN92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA066), Jun 29, 1992: Piper PA-18A (N1874A), Glade Park, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED INITIATION OF THE GO AROUND. A FACTOR WAS: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
- [NTSB FTW73DRA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA40), Jun 27, 1973: Piper PA-18A (N1874A), Ganado, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920629044059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629044059A), Jun 29, 1992: Piper PA18A (N1874A), Glade Park, CO, Substantial damage. Failed to clear trees on climbout from downwind touch and go. Density altitude 8300 feet,temperature 92 degrees.
- [Accident 19730627019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730627019379A), Jun 27, 1973: Piper PA18A (N1874A), Ganado, TX, Substantial damage. Wires clung to acft. Lndd in fld,hit cow. Flew 8HRS day bfr,up midnite washng acft,6HRS day of acdnt

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