Single-engine piston

N45552

Piper Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
18-8563
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N45552 on the FAA register

Type
Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-8563
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-01-30
Airworthiness date
2005-12-13
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A587D1
Mode S (octal)
51303721
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

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N45552 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1993-12-28
    N45552 previously assigned to a Cessna 150M / 172S (s/n 15076969); cancelled.
Overview

About N45552

N45552 is a Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-8563. The FAA register lists Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2025 and expires on January 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 December 13, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45552. 2 earlier records involve 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

1993-08-10 Accident · Julian, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX93LA317
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N45552 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN SELECTING AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.
1981-03-21 Accident · Port Orchard,Wa, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0809
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N45552 registration before this airframe.

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.