Single-engine piston

N4872A

Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 / PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
18-4969
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Idaho Wool Growers Assn (Corporation)
Based
Boise, ID
Registration record

N4872A on the FAA register

Type
Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 / PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-4969
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Idaho Wool Growers Assn
Boise, ID
Certificate issued
2005-04-04
Airworthiness date
1977-12-01
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A60539
Mode S (octal)
51402471
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N4872A.
  • 2000-06-01
    Accident at Austin, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-12-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-08-15
    Accident at Lugoff,Sc, 40; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N4872A

N4872A is a Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 / PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-4969. The FAA register lists Idaho Wool Growers Assn as the registrant in Boise, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2005 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 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 1, 1977.

N4872A has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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 PA-18-150 / PA-18 Super Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-06-01 Accident · Austin, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX00TA212
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150
Probable cause: Loss of engine power caused by a fuel soaked float pontoon causing an over rich fuel/air mixture, in a critical phase of flight.
1974-08-15 Accident · Lugoff,Sc, 40 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2969
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A

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.