Piper PA-18-150
N5408Y is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1964. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lovettsville, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 1, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 16, 1980.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-8171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1964
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- A6DB73 (octal 51555563)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 1, 2021
- Expires
- July 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 26, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · July 16, 1980
- FAA region
- Eastern
- FAA record id
- 00293035
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Hargreaves William A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 12982 Axline Rd
Lovettsville, VA 20180-2709
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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 N5408Y, 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 Hargreaves William A, an individual, certificate issued July 1, 2021, expires July 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated July 16, 1980, 16 years after the 1964 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 18-8171 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N5408Y 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]
6 NTSB records under N5408Y: Accident on September 23, 2019 at Skwentna, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 19, 2016 at Palmer, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 22, 2008 at Skwentna, AK: serious 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 6
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA18 · operated under 091
The pilot's improper decision to depart from an off-airport surface covered with standing water, which resulted in a noseover.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for GAA19CA564 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 18-150 · operated under 091
The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll resulting in a nose over.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for GAA16CA440 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and liftoff, which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC08LA075 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The student pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors associated with the accident are a tailwind and diminished braking capability.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC05CA084 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the instructor. Factors associated with the accident are the snow-covered runway and the loss of directional control by the student pilot.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC02LA027 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-180 · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC84LA102 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