Single-engine piston

N2601S

1979 Piper Super Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
18-7909167
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hcs Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Devalls Bluff, AR
Registration record

N2601S on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7909167
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Hcs Air LLC
Devalls Bluff, AR
Certificate issued
2025-12-03
Airworthiness date
1979-07-13
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A28189
Mode S (octal)
50500611
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

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2601S to the current registrant.
  • 1982-08-12
    Accident at Devalls Bluff, AR; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-06-18
    N2601S previously assigned to a Swearingen Aviation SA26-T (s/n T26-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N2601S

N2601S is a 1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7909167. The FAA register lists Hcs Air LLC as the registrant in Devalls Bluff, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2025 and expires on December 31, 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 July 13, 1979.

N2601S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves 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

1982-08-12 Accident · Devalls Bluff, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW82DA328
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150
1966-03-29 Accident · San Antonio Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0903
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA26T — a different aircraft that carried the N2601S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MIC FORCES DURING FLIGHT.NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LDG

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.