Aircraft record

N4379Z1968 Piper PA-18-150

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Jan 2002)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Aug 31, 2029
Based in: Shady Cove, OR; owner city / state
Engine: 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1986
NTSB events: 2; destroyed, 2002
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Shady Cove, OR
Certificate issued: Feb 10, 1986
Expires: Aug 31, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jun 17, 1968

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-18-150
Year: 1968
Serial number: 18-8701
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: A540CA

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

1986 – nowIndividual ownerShady Cove, OR · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Jan 27, 2002 · Eagle Point, OR

The pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: SEA02LA032

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA02LA032)

Accident · destroyed

Apr 7, 1985 · Sunnyside, WA

THE ACFT CRASHED AFTER COLLIDING WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES NEAR AN OPEN FIELD. INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINES OCCURRED WHERE THE WIRES WERE ROUTED OVER A DRAW BETWEEN 2 RIDGES. THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED BETWEEN THE POWER LINES & THE OPEN FIELD. THE ACFT WAS RELATIVELY INTACT WITH EXTENSIVE GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING & COMPRESSION & TWISTING TO THE REAR FUSELAGE. THERE WAS…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: SEA85FA086

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA85FA086)

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 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

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