# N2789P: Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Serial number: 18-4424
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1957
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1987
- Last registry action: August 3, 1999
- Mode S code: A2C7D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Signs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SIGNS%20INC)
- Location: [Conway, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Conway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8678° N, 78.9765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29526, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2789P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2789P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2789P-2017-05-15

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 ATL90FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA150), Jul 28, 1990: Piper PA-18A (N2789P), Conway, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: TOWLINE INTERFERENCE WITH THE RUDDER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPINN. A FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19900728028859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728028859A), Jul 28, 1990: Piper PA18A (N2789P), Conway, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tow line fouled rudder on banner pickup. Lost control,stalled and spun into trees. Failed check line prior pickup.

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