Models / Piper / PA-18-135 / N2581A Aircraft record N2581A 1952 Piper PA-18-135 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2003) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Oct 31, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2003 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner Co-owners
City, state River Falls, WI
Certificate issued Mar 7, 2007
Expires Oct 31, 2029
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Nov 25, 1955 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-18-135
Year 1952
Serial number 18-2157
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 A277B2 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 2007 – now Co-owners River Falls, WI · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage May 15, 2003 · Prescott, WI The pilot delaying the go-around and the maneuver to avoid the treeline. Factors to the accident were the treeline and the airplane's low altitude.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Serious
Report CHI03LA127 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI03LA127)
Accident history for this model 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 18, 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 18, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record