# N7282K: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, registration cancelled 1994-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18189
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1950
- Last registry action: August 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A9C3EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Beshaler Charles F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BESHALER%20CHARLES%20F)
- Location: [Arnold, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Arnold)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4322° N, 100.2425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69120, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7282K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7282K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7282K-1994-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-18-105 SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special.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 CHI92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA145), May 10, 1992: Piper PA-18 (N7282K), Arnold, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT LEVEL BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON, AND THE PILOT'S DISREGARDING WEIGHT-AND-BALANCE.

## 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 19920510014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510014089A), May 10, 1992: Piper PA18105SPEC (N7282K), Arnold, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Seen coming out of low clouds. Level off stalled. Dropped to ground. One passenger in baggage area.

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