Single-engine piston

N1938A

1952 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
18-1772
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cambridge Springs, PA
Registration record

N1938A on the FAA register

Type
1952 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-1772
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cambridge Springs, PA
Certificate issued
2023-02-27
Airworthiness date
2019-10-07
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A176C1
Mode S (octal)
50273301
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N1938A to the current registrant.
  • 2019-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2011-03-10
    N1938A previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC (s/n 1051); cancelled.
  • 1955-08-23
    N1938A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18A (s/n 181778); cancelled.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N1938A

N1938A is a 1952 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-1772. It is registered to an individual in Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 October 7, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1938A.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1938A.

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.