Piper PA-18-150
N4320Z is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1968. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Oak Harbor, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 30, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for other, dated April 8, 1996.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-8633
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1968
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- A52CFC (octal 51226374)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 30, 2004
- Expires
- November 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- April 1, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other · April 8, 1996
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00972064
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Schermerhorn Lee V D III
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 945 Deer Park Ln
Oak Harbor, WA 98277-8279
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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 N4320Z, 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 Schermerhorn Lee V D III, an individual, certificate issued July 30, 2004, expires November 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated April 8, 1996, 28 years after the 1968 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 18-8633 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N4320Z 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]
4 NTSB records under N4320Z: Accident on August 8, 2003 at Healy, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 16, 1998 at Talkeetna, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on April 4, 1998 at Talkeetna, AK: 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 4
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering wind gusts during the landing flare/touchdown which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and subsequent nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of gusty wind conditions.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC03LA092 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilots misjudgement of the tailwind, and excessive application of brakes during the off airport landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC98LA076 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were snow covered terrain, and a hidden obstruction.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC98LA035 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADVERTANT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC94LA062 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