N18872
1937 Aeronca K
N18872 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2012-01-04Certificate of registration issued as N18872 to the current registrant.
- 1975-08-26Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1956-02-20N18872 previously assigned to a Aeronca K (s/n K-137); cancelled.
- 1937Manufactured (1937).
About N18872
N18872 is a 1937 Aeronca K, serial number K-147. The FAA register lists Airpower Museum Inc as the registrant in Ottumwa, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aeronca E113 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 26, 1975.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18872.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18872.
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.
