# N8487D: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Serial number: 18-6206
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1979
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: ABA0E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Machado Hamilton H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHADO%20HAMILTON%20H)
- Location: [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0202° N, 120.8817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93635, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8487D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8487D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487D-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA104), Feb 15, 1997: Piper PA-18A (N8487D), Livingston, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines. A factor was the pilot's poor judgment in conducting unwarranted low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB OAK70DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM08), Mar 13, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N8487D), Shandon, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19970215001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970215001599A), Feb 15, 1997: Piper PA18A150 (N8487D), Livingston, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Severed 3 high voltage wires. Continued dragging a wire until hooking a post. PA18 dove to ground.

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