# N81648: 1958 Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 2014-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-6452
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1989
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1999
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB22AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Lepping Kurt M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEPPING%20KURT%20M)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81648
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-2014-11-21

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-18A 150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150.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 ANC00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA127), Sep 20, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, and a snow-covered ridge.
- [NTSB ANC94LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA008), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 20000919014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919014659A), Sep 19, 2000: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Galena, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during a takeoff from a mountain ridge covered with 2" of snow and a crosswind estimate of 20 knots.
- [Accident 19931004045399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004045399A), Oct 4, 1993: Piper PA18A150 (N81648), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. Took off remote uphill soft strip. Settled after lift off into brush and cartwheeled. Used full flaps.

## Other aircraft with N81648

- [Cancelled 1949-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-1949-12-13): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 264. Owner: [Gordon Newstrom](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20NEWSTROM), [Marcell, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Marcell)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81648-undated): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 328006013

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