Single-engine piston

N5981D

1957 Piper Super Cub PA-18-150

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18-5446
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Precision Ag LLC (LLC)
Based
Kenmare, ND
Registration record

N5981D on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-5446
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Precision Ag LLC
Kenmare, ND
Certificate issued
2024-05-07
Airworthiness date
1996-06-11
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7BD9E
Mode S (octal)
51736636
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
399 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5981D.
  • 1996-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N5981D

N5981D is a 1957 Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-5446. The FAA register lists Precision Ag LLC as the registrant in Kenmare, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 100 knots and a range of about 399 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 11, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5981D.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
399 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 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 N5981D.

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.