# N8105D: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1989-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 186783
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB0C67
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8105D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8105D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8105D-1989-12-13

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.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 NYC85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA207), May 17, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N8105D), Moose River, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850517040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517040599A), May 17, 1985: Piper PA18 (N8105D), Moose River Pla, NY, Destroyed. Pilot stated that downdraft forced floatplane into trees on takeoff. Student pilot medical certificate had expired.
- [Incident 19801022075499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022075499I), Oct 22, 1980: Piper PA18 (N8105D), Groton, CT, Minor damage. Seaplane drifting out for takeoff, engine and radio off. Drifted behind takeoff path of large jet, was blown over.

## Other aircraft with N8105D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8105D): Parks Andrew J FOKKER D-VIII, S/N 2790, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1999-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8105D-1999-07-02): Bell 407, S/N 53352. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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