Single-engine piston

N8780C

1953 Piper PA-18A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
18-2875
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Visalia, CA
Registration record

N8780C on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper PA-18A
Serial
18-2875
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Visalia, CA
Certificate issued
2017-08-01
Airworthiness date
1992-10-22
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AC1669
Mode S (octal)
53013151
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8780C.
  • 1992-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N8780C

N8780C is a 1953 Piper PA-18A, serial number 18-2875. It is registered to an individual in Visalia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated October 22, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8780C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8780C.

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.