Single-engine piston

N5972D

1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
18-5432
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aufderheide Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dewitt, AR
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Registration record

N5972D on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-5432
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Aufderheide Flying Service Inc
Dewitt, AR
Certificate issued
1969-07-29
Airworthiness date
1956-11-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7BA0A
Mode S (octal)
51735012
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1969-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5972D.
  • 1956-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N5972D

N5972D is a 1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-5432. The FAA register lists Aufderheide Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Dewitt, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 1969 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 restricted category, dated November 20, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5972D.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5972D.

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.