# N3970Z: Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2000-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2000
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7897
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1992
- Last registry action: October 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A49F3A
- Owners when cancelled: [Richardson Floyd DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20FLOYD%20DBA), [Richardson Aircraft Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5868° N, 101.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3970Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3970Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3970Z-2000-05-10

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 (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 FTW69D0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0072), Jul 18, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N3970Z), Earth, TX, substantial damage

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