# N3970A: Piper PA-18-125, registration cancelled 1970-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-573
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1957
- Mode S code: A49F23
- Owner when cancelled: [Department Of The Army](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20ARMY)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3970A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970A-1970-07-13

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-18-125: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125.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 UNK64X3329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3329), Aug 11, 1964: Piper PA18 (N3970A), Glebe Point, VA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3970A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970A): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2606
- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970A-2015-05-15): Adams Ron J PHANTOM, S/N P-82XX2, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Adams Ron J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20RON%20J), [Paramount, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paramount)

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