Single-engine piston

N8231E

1957 Piper PA-18A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
18-5590
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Kotzebue, AK
Registration record

N8231E on the FAA register

Type
1957 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-5590
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC
Kotzebue, AK
Certificate issued
2014-02-18
Airworthiness date
2024-03-19
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AB3E80
Mode S (octal)
52637200
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2014-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8231E.
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N8231E

N8231E is a 1957 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-5590. The FAA register lists Arctic Backcountry Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Kotzebue, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2014 and expires on February 28, 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 multiple category, dated March 19, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8231E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8231E.

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.