Single-engine piston

N8275U

1979 Piper Super Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
18-7909102
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
New Richmond, OH
Registration record

N8275U on the FAA register

Type
1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-7909102
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Richmond, OH
Certificate issued
2005-02-04
Airworthiness date
1995-05-18
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AB4DF6
Mode S (octal)
52646766
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

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-15
    Accident at Dillingham, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8275U to the current registrant.
  • 1995-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1991-05-09
    N8275U previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 348170002); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1975-02-10
    N8275U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172F Skyhawk (s/n 17252175); cancelled.
Overview

About N8275U

N8275U is a 1979 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-7909102. It is registered to co-owners in New Richmond, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 2005 and expires on February 28, 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 May 18, 1995.

N8275U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2005-05-15 Accident · Dillingham, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC05CA077
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18
Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadequate supervision, and the dual student's failure to maintain directional control. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
1974-10-26 Accident · Lebec,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3753
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172F — a different aircraft that carried the N8275U registration before this airframe.

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.