# N7943N: Piper PA-18-180, registration cancelled 1971-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-180) (registry code 7101880)
- Serial number: 28-5358
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1970
- Mode S code: AAC9AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwest Air Rangers Of El Paso Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWEST%20AIR%20RANGERS%20OF%20EL%20PASO%20INC)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7943N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7943N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7943N-1971-03-31

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-18-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-180.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 IAD71AI008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI008), Jul 23, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N7943N), Hinton, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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