N81648 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-18A 150 built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 21, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Piper PA-18A 150 cancelled November 21, 2014
- Serial number
- 18-6452
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 1999
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Lepping Kurt M (Individual)
Wasilla, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Aeronca 7AC cancelled December 13, 1949
- Serial number
- 264
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 13, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Gordon Newstrom (Individual)
Marcell, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-32-301 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 328006013
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- B
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N81648
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · serial 18-6452
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, and a snow-covered ridge.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · serial 186452
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS RISING 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