# N3256B: 1954 Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- 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: 18-3271
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2008
- Last registry action: June 30, 2008
- Mode S code: A3840F
- Owners when cancelled: [Stoltenberg Edwin K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOLTENBERG%20EDWIN%20K), [Stotlenberg Edwin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOTLENBERG%20EDWIN%20A)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3256B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3256B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3256B-2015-05-15

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-18-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135.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 ANC09LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA035), Apr 26, 2009: Piper PA-18-135 (N3256B), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s decision to attempt to "ski" atop a water-covered tidal area in an airplane equipped with over-sized main landing gear tires, resulting in a loss of control and a nose…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090425025149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425025149A), Apr 25, 2009: Piper PA-18-135 (N3256B), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was observed water skiing his PA-18 around 20 feet from bystanders. A video was made of this. Shortly after the video was made, N3256B,…
- [Incident 19931004037689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004037689I), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA18135 (N3256B), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. While attempting to taxi to a more secured area a very strong wind blew the aircraft over. No attempt to fly.

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