# N9490D: Piper PA-18, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 187023
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1970
- Mode S code: AD30F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dothan Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOTHAN%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9490D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9490D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9490D-1973-06-25

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 (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 FTW73FRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ09), Aug 11, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N9490D), Mangham, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA69D0128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0128), Aug 19, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N9490D), Cottonwood, AL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9490D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9490D): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG1185

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