# N5487H: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1975-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1878
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1971
- Mode S code: A6F8F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Sivage E Vernon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIVAGE%20E%20VERNON)
- Location: [Hayes, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Hayes)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5487H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5487H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5487H-1975-10-14

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 MKC76AK019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK019), Sep 5, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N5487H), Hayes, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19750905028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750905028099A), Sep 5, 1975: Piper PA18 (N5487H), Hayes, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft in steep turn to r at low alt.

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