# N3980Z: Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 1965-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 18-7917
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1963
- Mode S code: A4A2F1
- Owner when cancelled: [North Carolina Dept Of Conservation & Development](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20CAROLINA%20DEPT%20OF%20CONSERVATION%20%26%20DEVELOPMENT)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3980Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980Z-1965-05-20

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-18-150: 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 UNK65X0752](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0752), Nov 18, 1964: Piper PA-18 (N3980Z), Bolivia, NC, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3980Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980Z): Cessna 185B, S/N 1850521, built 1963

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