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N5041Z1951 Piper PA-18

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1984)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2029
Based in
Melrose, MN
owner city / state
Engine
0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
Melrose, MN
Certificate issued
Aug 26, 2013
Expires
Aug 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date
Jun 19, 1996

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
Year
1951
Serial number
18-585
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
A64B5F

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. 2013 – nowCo-ownersMelrose, MN · current
  2. 1982Delta Avia FluggerateNorth Hollywood, CA · different airframe: Hughes 269c S/N 711070
  3. 1961 – 1971Skyways INCVandalia, OH · different airframe: Piper Pa-22 S/N 22-8661
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  1. Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Moddrell C L Tierra Ii S/N 6101

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 (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 9, 1984 · Stanton, MN

THE TOW PLANE AND THE SAILPLANE IT HAD TOWED TO PATTERN ALT COLLIDED ON FINAL APPROACH OF THE PATTERN. THE TOW PLANE WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW THE SAILPLANE TO LAND AFTER IT HAD DROPPED THE TOW ROPE. THERE WAS A LOW SUN GLARE FACING THE TOWPLT ON THE HEADING OF THE BASE LEG. ACCORDING TO THE CFI IN THE GLIDER, THE TOW PLT WAS LOOKING 'AHEAD AND TO THE LEFT' JUST BEFORE THE COLLISION. THERE WERE NO…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CHI84FA225

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI84FA225)

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.

Related aircraft

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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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