# N5980D: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 1981-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Serial number: 18-5443
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1976
- Mode S code: A7BD7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Nutmeg Soaring Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NUTMEG%20SOARING%20ASSOC%20INC)
- Location: [Newington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Newington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5980D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5980D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5980D-1981-05-08

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-18A 150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150.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 NYC78FNE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE32), Sep 9, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5980D), Canaan, CT, substantial damage

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