# N253T: 1953 Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2011-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 18-2367
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1956
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A2644C
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253T-2011-09-19

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-18-105 SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special.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 NYC65F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0076), Mar 4, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N253T), Essex, MD, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N253T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253T): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-5114, built 2000

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