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A Cub Crafters Inc CC18, the same model family as N55PK
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026
N55PK

Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesAlaska

N55PK is a Cub Crafters Inc CC18-180, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2019. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bethel, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 25, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 8, 2020.

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Aircraft

Maker
Cub Crafters Inc
Model
CC18-180 · all CC18-180s and related versions
Built of
steel tube and fabric
The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. This is how the Cub Crafters Inc CC18 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
CC18-0096
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-C1G · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2019
Transponder code
A6FE61 (octal 51577141)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 25, 2026
Expires
March 31, 2033
Last FAA action
March 25, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 8, 2020
FAA region
AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01303379

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Glasheen Sean T
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
PO Box 425
Bethel, AK 99559-0425

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2013-08-27Piper PA-32-301 · Sale reported, canceled

Connections how N55PK links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
Place
Airworthiness

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The public federal record on N55PK, 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.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Glasheen Sean T, an individual, certificate issued March 25, 2026, expires March 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated January 8, 2020, consistent with the 2019 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial CC18-0096 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N55PK was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-32-301 (serial 32-8206029, cancelled August 27, 2013). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

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]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N55PK: Accident on November 2, 2024 at Anchorage, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

ANC25LA008Accident on November 2, 2024 at Anchorage, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cub Crafters INC CC18-180 · operated under PUBU

The incorrect installation of the rear flight control stick, resulting in the pilot’s inability to control the pitch attitude, coupled with the pilot’s inadequate control system check before departure, all which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data