Single-engine piston

N2261A

1952 Piper PA-18A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
18-1887
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Start LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N2261A on the FAA register

Type
1952 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-1887
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Registered owner
Flying Start LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2012-02-06
Airworthiness date
2020-01-10
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1F9C7
Mode S (octal)
50374707
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2012-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2261A.
  • 1969-07-16
    Accident at Rebecca,Ga, 10; damage: destroyed.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N2261A

N2261A is a 1952 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-1887. The FAA register lists Flying Start LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-A2B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 10, 2020.

N2261A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-16 Accident · Rebecca,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3310
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18
Probable cause: LPHUR CAUGHT FIRE.

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.