Single-engine piston

N9908D

1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1959
Serial
18-6949
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jb Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Red Bluff, CA
Registration record

N9908D on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA: Piper PA-18-150)
Serial
18-6949
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Registered owner
Jb Aviation
Red Bluff, CA
Certificate issued
2017-11-07
Airworthiness date
2017-05-03
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADD617
Mode S (octal)
53353027
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

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N9908D.
  • 2017-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-01-12
    Accident at Anchorage, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1975-05-15
    Accident at Selawik,Ak, 02; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-07-27
    Accident at Tyonek,Alas, 02; damage: substantial.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N9908D

N9908D is a 1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA model PA-18-150), serial number 18-6949. The FAA register lists Jb Aviation as the registrant in Red Bluff, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B2B 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), dated May 3, 2017.

N9908D has 3 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

2002-01-12 Accident · Anchorage, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC02LA009
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18
Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors in the accident were the student's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, icy runway conditions, and snow-covered terrain along the runway edges.
1975-05-15 Accident · Selawik,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2348
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18
Probable cause: K.
1974-07-27 Accident · Tyonek,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3355
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18

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.