Single-engine piston

N1798A

1952 Piper PA-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
18-1667
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Slow Goose LLC (LLC)
Based
Chevy Chase, MD
Registration record

N1798A on the FAA register

Type
1952 Piper PA-18
Serial
18-1667
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Slow Goose LLC
Chevy Chase, MD
Certificate issued
2019-02-14
Airworthiness date
1957-04-17
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A13E0D
Mode S (octal)
50237015
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N1798A.
  • 1957-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N1798A

N1798A is a 1952 Piper PA-18, serial number 18-1667. The FAA register lists Slow Goose LLC as the registrant in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2019 and expires on February 28, 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 restricted category, dated April 17, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1798A.

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 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 N1798A.

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.