# N6970D: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 1976-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Serial number: 18-5495
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1963
- Mode S code: A94713
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccords Aerial Patrol Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCORDS%20AERIAL%20PATROL%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Gastonia, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Gastonia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6970D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6970D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6970D-1976-04-01

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-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 NYC76AN081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN081), Feb 18, 1976: Piper PA-18A (N6970D), Summerdale, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760218003149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760218003149A), Feb 18, 1976: Piper PA18A150 (N6970D), Summerdale, PA, Destroyed. Acft collided with radio transmission tower.

## Other aircraft with N6970D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6970D): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB246H001676P
- [Cancelled 2016-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6970D-2016-11-04): 3D Robotics IRIS+, S/N PXFP153884. Assigned, pending cancellation

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