# N3906Z: 1961 Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7720
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1961
- Last registry action: May 6, 1992
- Mode S code: A4860B
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5542° N, 118.9435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93308, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3906Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3906Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3906Z-2012-09-24

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-18-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150.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 ANC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA132), Aug 14, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N3906Z), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.
- [NTSB ANC81DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG86), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N3906Z), Valdez, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19920813031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813031469A), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Iliamna, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On third try for mountain strip began downwind go around, stalled due windshear. Crashed and burned.
- [Incident 19920321013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321013819I), Mar 21, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Anchorage, AK. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway and got stuck in snow berm.
- [Accident 19810918060569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918060569A), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N3906Z), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff and pilot made landing straight ahead, crashing into brush.

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