Single-engine piston

N9496D

1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1958
Serial
18-6748
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavu Clearing LLC (LLC)
Based
Center Harbor, NH
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Registration record

N9496D on the FAA register

Type
1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18A 150)
Serial
18-6748
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Cavu Clearing LLC
Center Harbor, NH
Certificate issued
2024-10-10
Airworthiness date
1958-12-08
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AD31C5
Mode S (octal)
53230705
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N9496D.
  • 2018-06-21
    Accident at Llano, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-09-12
    Accident at Winston, NM; damage: destroyed.
  • 1958-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N9496D

N9496D is a 1958 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18A 150), serial number 18-6748. The FAA register lists Cavu Clearing LLC as the registrant in Center Harbor, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 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 December 8, 1958.

N9496D has 2 accident/incident records 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

2018-06-21 Accident · Llano, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA583
Reported aircraft: Piper PA18
Probable cause: The pilot's receiving instruction s improper landing flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
1989-09-12 Accident · Winston, NM Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · DEN89LA214
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A-150
Probable cause: DETERIORATED CARBURETOR FLOAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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.