# N9973Q: 1954 Piper PA-18-135, registration cancelled 2017-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 54-2630
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 17, 2004
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: ADEF74
- Owners when cancelled: [Fletcher William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLETCHER%20WILLIAM%20J), [Weaver Neil A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20NEIL%20A)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2227° N, 119.7016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89706, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9973Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9973Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973Q-2017-06-01

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-18-135: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135.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 MKC85FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA169), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N9973Q), North Loup, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19850727034629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034629A), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA18135 (N9973Q), North Loup, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot carrying passenger was seen dragging wheels in corn. Aircraft pulled up, stalled and struck ground.

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