Single-engine piston

N8516P

1954 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1954
Serial
53-7750
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
D&D Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Brandon, MS
Registration record

N8516P on the FAA register

Type
1954 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper L-21B)
Serial
53-7750
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
D&D Aviation LLC
Brandon, MS
Certificate issued
2025-09-11
Airworthiness date
1981-10-29
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABAE47
Mode S (octal)
52727107
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8516P to the current registrant.
  • 1981-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-08-24
    N8516P previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 400 (s/n 2696); cancelled.
  • 1971-03-02
    Accident at Marianna,Fla, 09; damage: destroyed.
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N8516P

N8516P is a 1954 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model L-21B), serial number 53-7750. The FAA register lists D&D Aviation LLC as the registrant in Brandon, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 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), dated October 29, 1981.

N8516P has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); 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

1971-03-02 Accident · Marianna,Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0209
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24
Probable cause: HE HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON. GENL IN FLT BREAKUP.

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.