Models / Piper / PA-18 / N1097A Aircraft record N1097A Piper PA-18 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1995) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2030 NTSB events 1 substantial, 1995 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Ranch Aero LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Sterling City, TX
Certificate issued Apr 7, 2023
Expires Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date May 23, 1960 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Piper
Model PA-18
Serial number 18-685
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A02971 Engine
Make and model Lycoming 0-290 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 140 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2023 – now Ranch Aero LLC Sterling City, TX · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record