Single-engine piston

N162K

1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
18-7171
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Merge Mafia LLC (LLC)
Based
Wall, TX
Registration record

N162K on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7171
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Merge Mafia LLC
Wall, TX
Certificate issued
2024-07-24
Airworthiness date
1959-11-12
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A0F9FD
Mode S (octal)
50174775
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N162K to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-22
    N162K previously assigned to a Aero Commander 560-F (s/n 960-2); cancelled.
  • 1959-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1932-04-04
    N162K previously assigned to a Monocoupe 113 (s/n 356); cancelled.
Overview

About N162K

N162K is a 1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7171. The FAA register lists Merge Mafia LLC as the registrant in Wall, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 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, utility), dated November 12, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N162K. 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

1966-07-08 Accident · Van Nuys Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3071
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 560F — a different aircraft that carried the N162K registration before this airframe.

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.