# N6715C: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1981-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 1981
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 18-561
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1968
- Mode S code: A8E279
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6715C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6715C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715C-1981-09-02

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 (2)

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 ATL81DKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ11), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N6715C), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ34), Nov 29, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N6715C), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19810215004939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215004939A), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA18 (N6715C), Alabater, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing. Gear collapsed and damaged wing.
- [Accident 19741129039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129039859A), Nov 29, 1974: Piper PA18 (N6715C), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Tail whl spring attach fittings replaced with open-ended s-hooks. Plt rptd spring came off in flt.

## Other aircraft with N6715C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6715C): Boeing 757-232, S/N 30486, built 2001

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