Single-engine piston

N3982Z

1963 Piper PA-18S-150

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1963
Serial
18-7925
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dubious Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Big Lake, AK
Registration record

N3982Z on the FAA register

Type
1963 Piper PA-18S-150
Serial
18-7925
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Dubious Adventures LLC
Big Lake, AK
Certificate issued
2025-05-22
Airworthiness date
1967-09-19
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A337
Mode S (octal)
51121467
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-30
    Accident at Palmer, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N3982Z.
  • 2018-07-16
    Accident at Palmer, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1967-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1963
    Manufactured (1963).
Overview

About N3982Z

N3982Z is a 1963 Piper PA-18S-150, serial number 18-7925. The FAA register lists Dubious Adventures LLC as the registrant in Big Lake, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 19, 1967.

N3982Z has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-04-30 Accident · Palmer, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC26LA034
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18S-150
NTSB report ↗
2018-07-16 Accident · Palmer, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA422
Reported aircraft: Piper PA18S
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll.

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.