Single-engine piston

N645DT

1982 Piper Super Cub

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1982
Serial
18-8309022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Scenic Mountain Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Moose Pass, AK
Registration record

N645DT on the FAA register

Type
1982 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-8309022
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Scenic Mountain Air Inc
Moose Pass, AK
Certificate issued
2003-05-12
Airworthiness date
1982-11-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8782B
Mode S (octal)
52074053
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-18
    Accident at Moose Pass, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-10-13
    Accident at Moose Pass, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N645DT.
  • 1982-11-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N645DT

N645DT is a 1982 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-8309022. The FAA register lists Scenic Mountain Air Inc as the registrant in Moose Pass, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2003 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series 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 November 23, 1982.

N645DT has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-18 Accident · Moose Pass, AK Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ANC24FA052
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150
Preliminary report: On June 18, 2024, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N645DT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Moose Pass, Alaska. The instructor pilot and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the operator, Alaska Float Ratings, the pilot receiving instruction, seated in the front seat, and the instructor pilot, seated in the rear seat, departed Trail Lake, Moose Pass, about 1245, with an anticipated return time of no later than 1430. When the airplane failed to return, the operator initiated a search for…
NTSB report ↗
2019-10-13 Accident · Moose Pass, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC20CA006
Reported aircraft: Piper PA18
Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from a tree while landing in dusk conditions, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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.