Single-engine piston

N1493C

1953 Piper PA-18A-135

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1953
Serial
18-2687
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
H G Klug Sons Inc (Corporation)
Based
Omaha, NE
Registration record

N1493C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper PA-18A-135
Serial
18-2687
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
H G Klug Sons Inc
Omaha, NE
Certificate issued
1990-04-10
Airworthiness date
1979-11-28
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0C6E3
Mode S (octal)
50143343
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1493C.
  • 1979-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966-10-08
    Accident at Jay Fla, 09; damage: substantial.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N1493C

N1493C is a 1953 Piper PA-18A-135, serial number 18-2687. The FAA register lists H G Klug Sons Inc as the registrant in Omaha, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 1990 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 28, 1979.

N1493C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-10-08 Accident · Jay Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4358
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A
Probable cause: A AND E MEC.EXHAUST VALVES AND GUIDES.

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.