Single-engine piston

N488M

1951 Mooney M-18LA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1951
Serial
103
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
South Padre Island, TX
Registration record

N488M on the FAA register

Type
1951 Mooney M-18LA
Serial
103
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
South Padre Island, TX
Certificate issued
2000-06-22
Airworthiness date
1956-04-27
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A60764
Mode S (octal)
51403544
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N488M to the current registrant.
  • 1956-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
  • 1933-01-11
    N488M previously assigned to a Homebuilt 0-100 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N488M

N488M is a 1951 Mooney M-18LA, serial number 103. It is registered to an individual in South Padre Island, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2000 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 27, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N488M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N488M.

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.