Single-engine piston

N4388A

1956 Piper PA-18A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1956
Serial
18-4796
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC (LLC)
Based
Pembroke Pines, FL
Registration record

N4388A on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-4796
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
Certificate issued
2017-01-20
Airworthiness date
1959-08-19
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A54447
Mode S (octal)
51242107
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N4388A.
  • 1976-03-23
    Accident at Ft Lauderdale,Fl, 09; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N4388A

N4388A is a 1956 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-4796. The FAA register lists Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC as the registrant in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 restricted category, dated August 19, 1959.

N4388A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-03-23 Accident · Ft Lauderdale,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0624
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A
Probable cause: NNEL COULD SECURE ACFT.WIND GUSTING 30K.

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.