# N2663A: 1952 Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 2019-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820)
- 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: 18-2177
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2004
- Last registry action: June 19, 2015
- Mode S code: A29809
- Owners when cancelled: [Towne Tom](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNE%20TOM), [Towne Diana L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNE%20DIANA%20L)
- Location: [Lakeside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lakeside)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9100° N, 116.9054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92040, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2663A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2663A-2019-01-14

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-18-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX05CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA212), Jun 19, 2005: Piper PA-18-135 (N2663A), Pine Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff and excessive brake application. A contributing factor was the downsloping terrain used for the landing and takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA211), Jun 7, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG08), Dec 1, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050619010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619010909A), Jun 19, 2005: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Pine Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N2663A, a PA-18-135, departed gillespie field (see) on 6/19/05 with one individual on board. Approximately 2 miles west of Pine Valley, California, the…
- [Accident 19820607020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607020849A), Jun 7, 1982: Piper PA18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing on narrow Private runway.
- [Accident 19791201033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201033369A), Dec 1, 1979: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low inspecting fences. Hit a power line.

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