# N225NY: 1953 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2009-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-2266
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1957
- Certificate issued: October 17, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A1F4D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Merrifield Thomas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRIFIELD%20THOMAS%20W)
- Location: [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7392° N, 82.6873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33711, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225NY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=225NY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225NY-2009-04-22

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1993), Apr 26, 1998: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT. DURING INVESTIGATION, CABLE WAS FOUND DETACHED; APPARENTLY IT HAD BROKEN PRIOR TO OR AS A RES

## 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 MIA98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA144), Apr 26, 1998: Piper PA-18 (N225NY), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The intentional operation of the airplane by the pilot and the company/operator with the known deficiencies in equipment (worn carburetor). Also, the poor preflight planning by the pilot for his…
- [NTSB MIA82DA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA153), Jul 13, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N225NY), Kenneth City, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19980426007679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007679A), Apr 26, 1998: Piper PA18 (N225NY), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Ditched in bay. Throttle disconnected. (.4)on April 26, 1998, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N225NY, registered to a…
- [Incident 19891021057969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021057969I), Oct 21, 1989: Piper PA18 (N225NY), St Petersburg, FL. While towing banner front of banner broke off. Second time in two days.
- [Incident 19891020057959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020057959I), Oct 20, 1989: Piper PA18 (N225NY), St Petersburg, FL. While towing banner front of banner broke off.
- [Incident 19870529034529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870529034529I), May 29, 1987: Piper PA18 (N225NY), St. Petersburg, FL. During turn for spacing in the traffic pattern the banner broke.
- [Accident 19820713028679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028679A), Jul 13, 1982: Piper PA18 (N225NY), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after oil leak on engine exhaust system.

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