Single-engine piston

N9128D

1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 4 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1958
Serial
18-6509
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palmer, AK
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Registration record

N9128D on the FAA register

Type
1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-6509
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2023-03-08
Airworthiness date
2016-06-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
ACA18D
Mode S (octal)
53120615
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-18
    Accident at Northway, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N9128D.
  • 2016-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2010-09-06
    Accident at Arctic Village, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1992-11-07
    Accident at Columbia, SC; damage: substantial.
  • 1987-05-30
    Accident at Wolf Point, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N9128D

N9128D is a 1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-6509. It is registered to an individual in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 multiple category, dated June 8, 2016.

N9128D has 4 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

2026-09-18 Accident · Northway, AK Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB (Ongoing) · ANC26FA106
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150
Preliminary report: On September 17, 2026, about 1930 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N9128D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight. According to company employees, packers, guides, and hunters were at a moose camp along the Snag Creek known as the “Snag strip.” The purpose of the flight was to transport one of the packers to another moose camp, located about 10 miles east of their position. The employees observed the pilot perform a preflight inspection and load the packer and his backpack into…
NTSB report ↗
2010-09-06 Accident · Arctic Village, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC10CA088
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-160
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an off-airport landing.
1992-11-07 Accident · Columbia, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL93LA022
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT FIELD .
1987-05-30 Accident · Wolf Point, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN87LA139
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18-150

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.