Single-engine piston

N6777B

1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1956
Serial
18-5011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jim Franklin Aviation Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ruidoso, NM
Registration record

N6777B on the FAA register

Type
1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-5011
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Jim Franklin Aviation Service Inc
Ruidoso, NM
Certificate issued
2009-10-26
Airworthiness date
2007-02-02
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A8F908
Mode S (octal)
52174410
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

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N6777B.
  • 2007-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1980-12-15
    Accident at Roswell,Nm, 31; damage: substantial.
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N6777B

N6777B is a 1956 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-5011. The FAA register lists Jim Franklin Aviation Service Inc as the registrant in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2009 and expires on September 30, 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated February 2, 2007.

N6777B has 1 accident/incident record 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

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

1980-12-15 Accident · Roswell,Nm, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3343
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A
Probable cause: Y.

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.