# N818Z: 1968 Eaa-Bi-Plane A, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eaa-Bi-Plane A](https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-bi-plane-a) (registry code 33601KJ)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1-CJZ
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1994
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2005
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AB2953
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Cogan Station, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Cogan%20Station)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3348° N, 77.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17728, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=818Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818Z-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Eaa-Bi-Plane A: https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-bi-plane-a.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 NYC97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA020), Nov 23, 1996: Zukowski EAA Biplane (N818Z), Williamsport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which resulted in opening of the unsecured canopy during the takeoff roll, and subsequent loss of directional control and a nose over. A factor was: the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19961123036339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961123036339A), Nov 23, 1996: Post A (N818Z), Williamsport, PA, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot/owner of the aircraft completed the preflight and started the engine by hand propping. When he climbed into the cockpit, he closed the canopy to…

## Other aircraft with N818Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818Z): Chester D Lundy ZENITH 650B, S/N 65-10301

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