# N7873D: 1957 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-6028
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1957
- Last registry action: August 25, 1989
- Mode S code: AAAD4C
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1425° N, 117.3134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7873D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7873D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873D-2013-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX83LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA013), Oct 16, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N7873D), Oceanside, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC73DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG65), Nov 25, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N7873D), Glenallen, AK, substantial damage

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