# N6854P: 1960 Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2012-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7447
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A918BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Allen Russell L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20RUSSELL%20L)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4332° N, 111.7136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6854P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6854P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6854P-2012-07-16

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-18-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX05FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA029), Nov 6, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N6854P), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin.
- [NTSB SEA95LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA184), Aug 15, 1995: Piper PA-18-150 (N6854P), Owyhee, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DIVERSION OF ATTENTION.
- [NTSB DEN86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA021), Nov 10, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N6854P), Buffalo, SD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20041106029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106029179A), Nov 6, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot w/one pax departed runway 4L at Mesa, AZ Falcon field (ffz). Aircraft was observed by several witnesses and home video show a high angle of attack…
- [Accident 19950815046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815046969A), Aug 15, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Owyhee, OR, Substantial damage. Ground looped and nosed over back taxiing on dirt strip. Failed to note tail coming up.
- [Accident 19851110061369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110061369A), Nov 10, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Buffalo, SD, Substantial damage. Impacted ground while maneuvering at low altitude in IFR conditions searching for lost hunters. Pilot intoxicated.

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