Single-engine piston

N50490

1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
18-5215
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aty Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Watertown, SD
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Registration record

N50490 on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-5215
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Registered owner
Aty Aviation Inc
Watertown, SD
Certificate issued
2022-06-11
Airworthiness date
2013-05-08
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A64C78
Mode S (octal)
51446170
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N50490 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1976-01-12
    N50490 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069342); cancelled.
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N50490

N50490 is a 1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-5215. The FAA register lists Aty Aviation Inc as the registrant in Watertown, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-A2B 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 May 8, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50490. 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

1975-10-28 Accident · Grants Pass,Or, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3410
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N50490 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T DEP END OF RWY,LOST CTL IN LEFT TURN.

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.