Single-engine piston

N18902

1938 Ryan Aeronautical St-A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
198
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Menasco PIRATE C4 D4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airpower Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ottumwa, IA
Registration record

N18902 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Ryan Aeronautical St-A
Serial
198
Engines
Menasco PIRATE C4 D4
Registered owner
Airpower Museum Inc
Ottumwa, IA
Certificate issued
2014-03-10
Airworthiness date
1967-04-13
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1648E
Mode S (octal)
50262216
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N18902.
  • 1967-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N18902

N18902 is a 1938 Ryan Aeronautical St-A, serial number 198. The FAA register lists Airpower Museum Inc as the registrant in Ottumwa, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Menasco PIRATE C4 D4 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 13, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18902.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18902.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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