# N8179C: Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 1994-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 183636
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1973
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AB26F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Ny Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20NY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Getzville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Getzville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0288° N, 78.7588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14068, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8179C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8179C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179C-1994-06-10

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-18-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135.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 NYC89FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA007), Oct 9, 1988: Piper PA-18-135 (N8179C), Akron, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC75DFJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFJ07), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N8179C), Carlton, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19881009045779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009045779A), Oct 9, 1988: Piper PA18135 (N8179C), Akron, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. CFI took off on a short field demonstration with full flaps. Stalled into trees, crashed inverted and burned.
- [Accident 19740817026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817026479A), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA18135 (N8179C), Carlton, NY, Substantial damage. Tkof made toward a marina,ip banked acft r wingtip struck the water-cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N8179C

- [Cancelled 2013-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179C-2013-08-08): Blanchette Charles T BLANCHETTE-MONERAI, S/N 001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gray David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20DAVID%20M), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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