Accident · substantial damage
May 31, 2026 · South Van Horn, AK- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ANC26LA046
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC26LA046)
N1888A1952 Piper PA-18-125
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest May 2026)No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Alaska Tailwheel LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Fairbanks, AK
- Certificate issued
- Aug 21, 2023
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 5, 1998
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-18-125
- Year
- 1952
- Serial number
- 18-1718
- 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
- A161D5
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 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 – nowAlaska Tailwheel LLCFairbanks, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 13, 2002 · Fairbanks, AKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in the right wing striking the ground.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ANC02LA048
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC02LA048)
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 RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026