Single-engine piston

N157SC

1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18-5997
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cusick, WA
Registration record

N157SC on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-5997
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cusick, WA
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
1968-03-18
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E5C3
Mode S (octal)
50162703
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N157SC to the current registrant.
  • 1970-06-25
    N157SC previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA-404); cancelled.
  • 1968-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N157SC

N157SC is a 1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-5997. It is registered to an individual in Cusick, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 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 March 18, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N157SC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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 PA-18 Super Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-06-07 Accident · Millville,Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1803
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N157SC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AVY BRAKING-BOTH WHEELS.

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.