Single-engine piston

N90970

1981 Piper Super Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18-8109054
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Darr Realty LLC (LLC)
Based
Cozad, NE
Registration record

N90970 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Piper Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-8109054
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Darr Realty LLC
Cozad, NE
Certificate issued
2012-06-08
Airworthiness date
1981-07-29
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC9401
Mode S (octal)
53112001
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N90970 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973-06-25
    N90970 previously assigned to a Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC (s/n 427-73); cancelled.
Overview

About N90970

N90970 is a 1981 Piper Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-8109054. The FAA register lists Darr Realty LLC as the registrant in Cozad, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 8, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 July 29, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90970. 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

Published figures for the Piper Super Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper Super Cub specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-04-19 Accident · Santa Cruz,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0891
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N90970 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OK. R WG HIT FENCE POST.

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.