# N8178D: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1965-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 18-6106
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1962
- Mode S code: AB26D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Rudolph Hettick K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDOLPH%20HETTICK%20K)
- Location: [Mclaughlin, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Mclaughlin)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178D-1965-06-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC65A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0061), Apr 20, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N8178D), Selfridge, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8178D

- [Cancelled 2018-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178D-2018-03-08): Aeros SKY RANGER, S/N 302298. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rogers Leroy F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROGERS%20LEROY%20F), [Warm Springs, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Warm%20Springs)

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