# N197T: 1953 Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-2311
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 2, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2014
- Last registry action: March 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A183D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Keith Sirus K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEITH%20SIRUS%20K)
- Location: [Somerton, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Somerton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5636° N, 114.7055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85350, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=197T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197T-2020-10-03

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-18-105 SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special.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 CHI07CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA247), Jul 26, 2007: Piper PA-18-135 (N197T), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to manitain directional control during landing which resulted in the airplane striking a taxiway sign during the aborted landing. The crosswind and the sign were factors.
- [NTSB MIA81FKT49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT49), May 31, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N197T), Opalocka, FL, 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 20070726014029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726014029A), Jul 26, 2007: Piper PA18105SPEC (N197T), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was instructing [privacy data omitted] on landing in the tailwheel airplane. They agreed on downwind that the pilot…
- [Accident 19810531038839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531038839A), May 31, 1981: Piper PA18105SPEC (N197T), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Ground looped tail wheel type arplane on landing.

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