Single-engine piston

N8177D

1957 Piper PA-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18-6105
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Backcountry Flying Experience Inc (Corporation)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N8177D on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18
Serial
18-6105
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Backcountry Flying Experience Inc
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2025-07-07
Airworthiness date
1957-09-25
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB26AE
Mode S (octal)
52623256
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8177D.
  • 1957-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8177D

N8177D is a 1957 Piper PA-18, serial number 18-6105. The FAA register lists Backcountry Flying Experience Inc as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 25, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8177D.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-18 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 N8177D.

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.