Single-engine piston

N4052V

1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
18-5218
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Gerber, CA
Registration record

N4052V on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-5218
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gerber, CA
Certificate issued
2020-10-21
Airworthiness date
2003-11-14
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4C1E6
Mode S (octal)
51140746
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).
  • 2020-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N4052V to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981-01-12
    N4052V previously assigned to a Cessna 170 (s/n 18384); cancelled.
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N4052V

N4052V is a 1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-5218. It is registered to co-owners in Gerber, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2020 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), dated November 14, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4052V. 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

1977-08-23 Accident · Florence,Wi, 49 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4248
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170 — a different aircraft that carried the N4052V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N DOME,2HRS OUT OF ANNUAL.

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.