Single-engine piston

N21531

1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18-5496
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery Inc (Corporation)
Based
Boring, OR
Registration record

N21531 on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-5496
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery Inc
Boring, OR
Certificate issued
1999-09-07
Airworthiness date
1994-08-17
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1CEF0
Mode S (octal)
50347360
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N21531 to the current registrant.
  • 1994-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1991-03-11
    N21531 previously assigned to a Cessna 182P Skylane (s/n 18261694); cancelled.
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N21531

N21531 is a 1957 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-5496. The FAA register lists Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery Inc as the registrant in Boring, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 1999 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 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 August 17, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21531. 3 earlier records involve 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

1989-01-14 Accident · Hamilton, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL89LA073
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182P — a different aircraft that carried the N21531 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
1978-03-20 Accident · Hazard,Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0711
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N21531 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: P END PREVENTED GO-ARND.GUSTS TO 20KNOTS.
1973-05-31 Accident · Quincy,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1714
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N21531 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.