Accident · substantial damage
Mar 3, 2026 · Waialua, HI- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ANC26LA017
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC26LA017)
N1532V1950 Piper PA-18
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2026)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Sutton Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Maunaloa, HI
- Certificate issued
- Jan 28, 2025
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 18, 1956
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18
- Year
- 1950
- Serial number
- 18-572
- 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
- A0D806
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- 2025 – nowSutton Aviation LLCMaunaloa, HI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
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 (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · strut · fracturedMar 3, 2026
PIPER PA-18 EXPERIENCED RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY. DETAIL INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH FRACTURES ON RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. RIGHT SHOCK STRUT HYDRASORB (PN 487 558) FRACTURE AT SHOCK CORD MOUNTING LUG…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026