# N9239T: 1953 Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 2013-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-2253
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1990
- Last registry action: July 17, 1993
- Mode S code: ACCCF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Oak Island Flight Academy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OAK%20ISLAND%20FLIGHT%20ACADEMY)
- Location: [Oak Island, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Oak%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9118° N, 78.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28465, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9239T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9239T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239T-2013-05-22

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-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18.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 ATL90FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA153), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N9239T), Southport, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE ENTRY INTO A FLAT SPIN WHICH PRECLUDED RECOVERY BY THE PILOT. THE REASON FOR THE SPIN BECOMING FLAT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 19900802029539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029539A), Aug 2, 1990: Piper STCPA18 (N9239T), Southport, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made low altitude loops and wingovers. Put in spin at 3000 ft AGL. Began flat spin to impact.

## Other aircraft with N9239T

- [Cancelled 1960-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9239T-1960-05-03): Cessna 180C, S/N 50739. Exported to Papua New Guinea. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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