Single-engine piston

N2587J

1979 Piper Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18-7909133
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sunnyside, WA
Registration record

N2587J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7909133
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sunnyside, WA
Certificate issued
2000-06-07
Airworthiness date
1979-05-17
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2788C
Mode S (octal)
50474214
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2587J to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1972-11-16
    N2587J previously assigned to a Cessna 150E (s/n 15061087); cancelled.
Overview

About N2587J

N2587J is a 1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7909133. It is registered to an individual in Sunnyside, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2000 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 May 17, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2587J. 2 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 Super Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Super Cub specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-07-07 Accident · Houghton,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2814
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N2587J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ILURE WITH OPN OF FLAPS AND ACFT ATTITUDE CHANGE.
1970-03-10 Accident · Houghton,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1184
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150E — a different aircraft that carried the N2587J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T.

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.