Single-engine piston

N8073D

1957 Piper PA-18A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1957
Serial
18-6056
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Willow, AK
Registration record

N8073D on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-6056
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Willow, AK
Certificate issued
2023-04-10
Airworthiness date
1973-05-25
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAFEA3
Mode S (octal)
52577243
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8073D.
  • 1973-06-12
    Accident at Beardsley,Minn, 23; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N8073D

N8073D is a 1957 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-6056. It is registered to an individual in Willow, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 25, 1973.

N8073D has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-06-12 Accident · Beardsley,Minn, 23 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1610
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A
Probable cause: SPRAY.ACFT OBSVD DSCND THEN IN STEEP R TURN.

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.