# N7490L: Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 1976-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-7509086
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1975
- Mode S code: AA165C
- Owner when cancelled: [Ox Bow Ranch Inc DBA Montana Piper Distributor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OX%20BOW%20RANCH%20INC%20DBA%20MONTANA%20PIPER%20DISTRIBUTOR)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7490L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7490L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7490L-1976-09-07

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 SEA76FTI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI31), Jul 13, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N7490L), Helena, MT, destroyed, 2 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 19760713021699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713021699A), Jul 13, 1976: Piper PA18S125 (N7490L), Helena, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flt in search for cattle. Acft struck unmrkd pwrln. Recovery date jul 14.

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