Single-engine piston

N245KW

Piper PA-18A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
18-2495
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carson Cubs LLC (LLC)
Based
Yelm, WA
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Registration record

N245KW on the FAA register

Type
Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-2495
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Carson Cubs LLC
Yelm, WA
Certificate issued
2022-03-10
Airworthiness date
1986-04-22
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A24388
Mode S (octal)
50441610
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N245KW.
  • 2017-05-08
    Accident at Coeur D'Alene, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-04-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N245KW

N245KW is a Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-2495. The FAA register lists Carson Cubs LLC as the registrant in Yelm, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 22, 1986.

N245KW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-05-08 Accident · Coeur D'Alene, ID Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR17LA102
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 18A
Probable cause: The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.

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.