# N8556C: Piper PA-18A 150, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837)
- Serial number: 18-2705
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1962
- Mode S code: ABBD18
- Owner when cancelled: [Bowles Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWLES%20THOMAS%20R)
- Location: [Live Oak, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Live%20Oak)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8556C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8556C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556C-1972-08-14

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-18A 150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150.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 ANC72AA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA047), May 22, 1972: Piper PA-18A (N8556C), Arctc Villge, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8556C

- [Cancelled 2022-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556C-2022-06-15): Udi RC Toys U49W, S/N X001 GU4 RBR. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Christman Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTMAN%20RICHARD%20J), [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- [Cancelled 2011-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556C-2011-01-07): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0450, built 1984. Assigned, pending cancellation

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