# N4553H: 1948 Piper PA-15, registration cancelled 2012-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-800](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-800), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15-330
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1972
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A58778
- Owner when cancelled: [Stone John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20JOHN%20B)
- Location: [Chatanika, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chatanika)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1122° N, 147.4772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatanika, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4553H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4553H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553H-2012-07-19

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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15.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 ANC73FAA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAA12), Aug 29, 1972: Piper PA-15 (N4553H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

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