Single-engine piston

N1246A

1951 Piper PA-18-125

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
18-1039
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gay Ranch Inc (Corporation)
Based
Broadus, MT
Registration record

N1246A on the FAA register

Type
1951 Piper PA-18-125
Serial
18-1039
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Gay Ranch Inc
Broadus, MT
Certificate issued
1999-02-10
Airworthiness date
1955-11-19
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A065B9
Mode S (octal)
50062671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1246A.
  • 1955-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N1246A

N1246A is a 1951 Piper PA-18-125, serial number 18-1039. The FAA register lists Gay Ranch Inc as the registrant in Broadus, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 1999 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 19, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1246A.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-18-125 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1246A.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.