Single-engine piston

N143T

1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18-105

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
18-2257
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Storm Lake, IA
Registration record

N143T on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18-105 (FAA: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL)
Serial
18-2257
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Storm Lake, IA
Certificate issued
2005-08-19
Airworthiness date
1956-02-28
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0AF7E
Mode S (octal)
50127576
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N143T.
  • 1956-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N143T

N143T is a 1953 Piper Super Cub PA-18-105 (FAA model PA-18-105 SPECIAL), serial number 18-2257. It is registered to an individual in Storm Lake, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 97 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 28, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N143T.

Cruise
97 kt
Range
450 nm
Power / thrust (each)
125
Takeoff over 50 ft
650 ft
Landing over 50 ft
725 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Super Cub PA-18-105 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 N143T.

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.