# N8254C: 1954 Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-3680
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1973
- Last registry action: May 9, 1990
- Mode S code: AB4655
- Location: [Pilot Point, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Pilot%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 57.5052° N, 157.2871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99649, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8254C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8254C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8254C-2013-02-27

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (3)

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 DEN83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA097), Apr 14, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80FTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC14), May 6, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73DTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC08), Sep 1, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N8254C), Bell Fourch, SD, 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 19830413014149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413014149A), Apr 13, 1983: Piper PA18135 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, Substantial damage. Right main gear was torn loose when it hit an unseen deer during a landing. Went around and crash landed on runway
- [Accident 19800506013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506013059A), May 6, 1980: Piper PA18135 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, Substantial damage. Collided with a steel post on a parked truck while taxiing to hangar.

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