# N2870P: 1955 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-4460
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1982
- Last registry action: February 17, 2011
- Mode S code: A2EA62
- Owners when cancelled: [Hinkle T J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINKLE%20T%20J), [Hinkle Karen E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINKLE%20KAREN%20E)
- Location: [Port Moller, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Moller)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 55.2663° N, 162.8050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99571, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2870P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2870P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870P-2017-09-26

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.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 FTW69F0550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0550), May 31, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N2870P), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

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