Single-engine piston

N5895D

1956 Piper PA-18

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1956
Serial
18-5404
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sonora, CA
What's N5895D worth? Track flights
Registration record

N5895D on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18
Serial
18-5404
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sonora, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-03
Airworthiness date
2025-10-29
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · crew training
Mode S (hex)
A79A62
Mode S (octal)
51715142
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (crew training)).
  • 2025-09-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5895D.
  • 1990-06-01
    Accident at Palouse, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1984-09-16
    Accident at Meadow Lake, NM; damage: destroyed.
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N5895D

N5895D is a 1956 Piper PA-18, serial number 18-5404. It is registered to an individual in Sonora, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 3, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (crew training), dated October 29, 2025.

N5895D has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-18 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-06-01 Accident · Palouse, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA90LA090
Reported aircraft: Piper PA18
Probable cause: THE PILOTS POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FOR LANDING.
1984-09-16 Accident · Meadow Lake, NM Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN84FA278
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Piper PA-18 aircraft

N124GS
1956 Piper PA-18
N2014P
1956 Piper PA-18
N3982P
1956 Piper PA-18
N4577A
1956 Piper PA-18
N4579A
1956 Piper PA-18
N4886A
1956 Piper PA-18
N522B
1956 Piper PA-18
N5768D
1956 Piper PA-18
All 477 Piper PA-18 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in California

N58920
1958 Piper J-3 Cub
N58923
1973 Cessna 182P Skylane
N5893E
1959 Cessna 150
N58960
1973 Cessna 182P Skylane
N5898Z
Zipline International P2 ZIP
N5899J
1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza
All 27,686 aircraft registered in California →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Piper

Piper models on the register

Own N5895D?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Piper aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in California· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.