# N5973D: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1982-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 1982
- 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: 18-5433
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1978
- Mode S code: A7BA2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Noble Evarist L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOBLE%20EVARIST%20L)
- Location: [Ocean Springs, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Ocean%20Springs)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5973D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5973D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5973D-1982-09-27

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 (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 FTW78DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD22), Apr 15, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5973D), Yacloskey, LA, destroyed

## 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 19780415007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415007119A), Apr 15, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N5973D), Yacloskey, LA, Destroyed. Plt attempting to untangle net from stick.

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