# N1987P: 1955 Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 1978-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1978
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Serial number: 18-4222
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1971
- Mode S code: A1893E
- Owner when cancelled: [Associated Glider Clubs Of Southern Calif](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSOCIATED%20GLIDER%20CLUBS%20OF%20SOUTHERN%20CALIF)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1987P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1987P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1987P-1978-04-06

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-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 SEA66F0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0096), Jun 24, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N1987P), Copeland, ID, substantial damage

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