Single-engine piston

N343AA

1963 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1963
Serial
18-7947
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bryan, TX
Registration record

N343AA on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7947
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bryan, TX
Certificate issued
2023-09-06
Airworthiness date
1963-03-29
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A3C874
Mode S (octal)
50744164
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

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N343AA to the current registrant.
  • 2014-04-17
    N343AA previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-76B (s/n 760299); cancelled.
  • 1963-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N343AA

N343AA is a 1963 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7947. It is registered to an individual in Bryan, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

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 March 29, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N343AA. 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 PA-18 Super Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-27 Accident · Santa Maria, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX08LA200
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-76A — a different aircraft that carried the N343AA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The copilot's misjudged clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing. Contributing to the accident were the inadequately marked heliport surface and the close proximity of an obstruction near the landing area.

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.