# N7540: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 1996-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Serial number: 185431
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1993
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: AA2B3D
- Owners when cancelled: [Burfitt Andrew P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURFITT%20ANDREW%20P), [Burfitt Pamela](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURFITT%20PAMELA)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3204° N, 80.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32952, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7540-1996-05-10

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-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 MIA93LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA171), Aug 5, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N7540), Cape Canaveral, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

## 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 19930805028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805028099A), Aug 5, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N7540), Cape Canaveral, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit while towing banner 500 feet awl. Dropped banner. Ditched and overturned. No engine anomalies found.
- [Incident 19880919055659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919055659I), Sep 19, 1988: Piper PA18A150 (N7540), Myrtle Beach, SC. Unable to remedy roughness with cabin heat or altitude change. Precautionary landing on Beach. Suspect fuel problem
- [Incident 19840625037589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625037589I), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA18A150 (N7540), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Lost control and ran off the runway landing after a banner tow. Authorization for banner towing had expired.

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