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N530AK1956 Piper PA-18-150

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Nov 2019)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2029
Based in
Conroe, TX
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2019
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2019
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Conroe, TX
Certificate issued
Aug 9, 2019
Expires
Aug 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
May 15, 1956

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
1956
Serial number
18-4385
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
A6B077

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2019 – nowIndividual ownerConroe, TX · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Nov 23, 2019 · Kerrville, TX

The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and ground-loop.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN20CA033

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN20CA033)

Accident · substantial damage

May 31, 2019 · Sparta, IL

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
GAA19CA298

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA19CA298)

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.

  • Propellers · bolt · looseJun 21, 2007

    PILOT REPORTED SLIGHT VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT OF APPROX (1) HOUR. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED FOR LANDING, VIBRATION BECAME MORE EVIDENT. INITIAL INSP FOUND (1) PROP BOLT HAD COME OUT FWD AND THROUGH SPINNER AND PROP WAS LOOSE. WITH REMOVAL OF SPINNER, FOUND (2) BOLTS BACKED OUT, (1) THROUGH THE…

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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