# N2880Z: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7050
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2019
- Last registry action: July 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A2EE23
- Owners when cancelled: [Gossett Robert R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOSSETT%20ROBERT%20R), [Shimek Mark S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIMEK%20MARK%20S)
- Location: [Port Lavaca, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Lavaca)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6096° N, 96.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77979, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2880Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2880Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880Z-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150.md

## 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 FTW93LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA140), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA-18A-150 (N2880Z), Palacios, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE HIDDEN CULVERT.
- [NTSB MKC71FCQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ28), Feb 13, 1971: Piper PA-18A (N2880Z), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## 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 19930428010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930428010989A), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N2880Z), Palacios, TX, Substantial damage. Landed open field. Struck a hidden culvert. Nosed over.

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