# N4711A: 1956 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-4929
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1961
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A5C74D
- Owner when cancelled: [Visco Flying Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISCO%20FLYING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Imperial, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Imperial)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8692° N, 115.7140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92251, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4711A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4711A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4711A-2012-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX81FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA095), May 31, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N4711A), Holtville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX75DUM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM26), May 17, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM11), Nov 25, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19810531053609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531053609A), May 31, 1981: Piper PA18 (N4711A), Holtville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into power-lines. Crashed and burned.
- [Incident 19801211090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211090169I), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA18 (N4711A), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Airplane hand propped. It got away and struck parked aircraft N47023.
- [Accident 19750517011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517011739A), May 17, 1975: Piper PA18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19741125038749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741125038749A), Nov 25, 1974: Piper PA18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage

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