Piper PA-18-135
N3257B is a Piper PA-18-135, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1954. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC, an LLC in Hollywood, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 20, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for aerial advertising, dated August 2, 1960.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-135 · all PA-18-135s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-3275
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1954
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- A38432 (octal 50702062)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 20, 2017
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- September 29, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial advertising · August 2, 1960
- FAA region
- Southern
- FAA record id
- 00373413
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
- Type
- LLC
- Address
- 1600 E Airport Rd
Hollywood, FL 33023
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N3257B, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC, an LLC, certificate issued January 20, 2017, expires January 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated August 2, 1960, 6 years after the 1954 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18-3275 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3257B according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N3257B: Accident on June 28, 2008 at Hollywood, FL: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on November 6, 2007 at Durbin, WV: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-135 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point on landing and improper use of brakes. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the throttle cable attachment tab due to preexisting cracks.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for MIA08LA130 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-135 · operated under 091
The loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the partially separated crankshaft oil seal.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for NYC08LA033 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data