Models / Piper / PA-18-105 SPECIAL / N5483H Aircraft record N5483H 1950 Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest May 2004) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Aug 31, 2029 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2004 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 Billings, MT
Certificate issued Aug 30, 2016
Expires Aug 31, 2029
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Nov 21, 1960 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-18-105 SPECIAL
Year 1950
Serial number 18-74
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 A6F86D 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 2016 – now Individual owner Billings, MT · 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 May 1, 2004 · Laurel, MT The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance/altitude while maneuvering resulting in the inadvertent in-flight collision with water/terrain.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report SEA04LA077 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA04LA077)
Accident · substantial damage Nov 3, 1987 · Monte Vista, CO THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A FROST-COVERED, PVT AIRSTRIP. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE IT SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND. CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report DEN88LA020 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN88LA020)
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 20, 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 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record