# N6894B: 1956 Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 2021-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-C1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (registry code 41573)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-5087
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 6, 2012
- Last registry action: April 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A9278C
- Owner when cancelled: [Thorsness David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORSNESS%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Foley, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Foley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7091° N, 93.9148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56329, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6894B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6894B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6894B-2021-08-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX4060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4060), Sep 27, 1998: VALVE. SEPARATED. ENGINE STOPPAGE AND FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT OCCURRED WHEN THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN THE CARBURETOR HEAT AIRBOX SEPARATED FROM ITS SHAFT AND BLOCKED OFF AIR FLOW

## 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 NYC99LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA103), May 2, 1999: Piper PA-18A-150 (N6894B), Cross Keys, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## 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 19990502004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004429A), May 2, 1999: Piper PA18A150 (N6894B), Cross Keys, NJ, Substantial damage. Banner-towing acft landed long and ran off the end of the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on may 2, 1999, at approximately 1430 EDT, a Piper…
- [Incident 19980927032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927032269I), Sep 27, 1998: Piper PA18A150 (N6894B), Philidelphia, PA. N6894B, was one of two high exposure banner two aircraft over veteran stadium working the local control east frequency (118.5). At approximately 1738 UTC, the…

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