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N4418Z1968 Piper PA-18-150

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:3 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Sep 2003)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Mar 31, 2030
Based in
Ludlow, VT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2023
NTSB events
3
substantial, 2003
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
High Wind Aviation Service LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Ludlow, VT
Certificate issued
Mar 10, 2023
Expires
Mar 31, 2030
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
May 29, 2003

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
18-8753
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
A551DC

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
  1. 2023 – nowHigh Wind Aviation Service LLCLudlow, VT · 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 (3)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 8, 2003 · Skwentna, AK

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
ANC03LA111

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC03LA111)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 29, 2000 · Seldovia, AK

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was an inadvertent ground swerve.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ANC00LA051

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC00LA051)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 10, 1986 · Girdwood, AK

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT GAVE THE STUDENT PILOT A FORCED LANDING WHILE ON LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 19. THE STUDENT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET NOTICED THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASING. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND IMPACTED A STEEP EMBANKMENT, 212 FEET SHORT OF THE MARKED LANDING THRESHOLD. THE STUDENT STATED HE WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY AT…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
ANC86FA071

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC86FA071)

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 (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.

  • Exhaust · muffler · crackedAug 12, 2006

    DURING ANNUAL INSP FOUND CRACK AT END OF ONE SUPPORT BRACE WITH EVIDENCE OF EXHAUST LEAK. ADVISED OWNER, HE SAID HE HAD EXPERIENCED EXHAUST LEAKAGE WITH MILD NOSE AND LEAKAGE. REPAIRED MUFFLER AND RETURNED TO US AND MUFFLER WAS REINSTALLED. (K)

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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