Single-engine piston

N2596J

1979 Piper Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18-7909121
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Paula, CA
Registration record

N2596J on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7909121
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-11
Airworthiness date
1979-05-03
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A27C20
Mode S (octal)
50476040
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N2596J to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1972-09-21
    N2596J previously assigned to a Cessna 150E (s/n 15061096); cancelled.
Overview

About N2596J

N2596J is a 1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7909121. It is registered to an individual in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 3, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2596J.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2596J.

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.