N1979P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-18-150 built in 1955. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-18-150 cancelled January 9, 2021
- Serial number
- 18-4214
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1955
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 16, 2011
- Last FAA action
- April 23, 2017
- Last owner
- Simmons W Todd (Individual)
Knoxville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N1979P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 18-150 · serial 18-4214
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while conducting a go-around and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of preflight planning, including his failure to obtain a briefing on the challenging, one-way airstrip, and his unfamiliarity with operating into and out of the airstrip, which was surrounded by mountainous terrain.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site