# N3198Z: Piper PA-18A, registration cancelled 1970-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804)
- Serial number: 18-7197
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 19, 1966
- Mode S code: A36BC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Waddell James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADDELL%20JAMES%20F)
- Location: [Manito, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Manito)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3198Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3198Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198Z-1970-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI67A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0036), Sep 8, 1966: Piper PA-18A (N3198Z), Topeka, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N3198Z

- [Cancelled 2004-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198Z-2004-05-25): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51156, built 1985. Exported to Papua New Guinea. Owner: [Jaars Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAARS%20INC), [Waxhaw, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Waxhaw)

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