Single-engine piston

N8573C

1953 Piper PA-18A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
18-2726
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ocean Aerial Ads Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ocean City, MD
Registration record

N8573C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-2726
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Ocean Aerial Ads Inc
Ocean City, MD
Certificate issued
2003-07-17
Airworthiness date
2000-07-12
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABC41D
Mode S (octal)
52742035
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8573C.
  • 2000-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N8573C

N8573C is a 1953 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-2726. The FAA register lists Ocean Aerial Ads Inc as the registrant in Ocean City, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2003 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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), dated July 12, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8573C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8573C.

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.