# N5418H: 1949 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2021-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-9
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1963
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2012
- Last registry action: April 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A6DF1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Thorsness David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORSNESS%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Foley, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Foley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7091° N, 93.9148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56329, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5418H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5418H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5418H-2021-08-23

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.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 MIA95FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA021), Nov 18, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N5418H), Bainbridge, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (CFI).

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941118038539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118038539A), Nov 18, 1994: Piper PA18 (N5418H), Bainbridge, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed level nose high 45 degree bank. Stall and spun in. Near vertical impact. Ag application training.
- [Incident 19901213053919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901213053919I), Dec 13, 1990: Piper PA18 (N5418H), Bainbridge, GA, Minor damage. During landing rollout student jammed on brakes. Aircraft flipped over on its back.

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