Models / Piper / PA-18-150 / N8979D Aircraft record N8979D 1975 Piper PA-18-150 Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jul 2025) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Jul 31, 2032 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2025 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued Jul 23, 2025
Expires Jul 31, 2032
Airworthiness Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Other
Airworthiness date Aug 24, 2012 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 1975
Serial number 18-7509053
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 AC62EC Engine
Make and model Lycoming O-320 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 150 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2025 – now Individual owner Anchorage, AK · current 1959 – 1961 Bradens Flying Service Easton, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-18-150 S/N 18-6421 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage Jul 11, 2025 · Palmer, AK The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report ANC25LA075 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC25LA075)
Accident · substantial damage Aug 11, 2014 · Talkeetna, AK The pilots excessive use of the airplanes brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the training flight.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Minor
Report ANC14CA063 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC14CA063)
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 19, 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 19, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record