Piper PA-18-150
N6978B is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Homer, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 8, 1982 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated September 26, 1973.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-5100
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- A94829 (octal 52244051)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 8, 1982
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · September 26, 1973
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00660437
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Vantrease Jerold Lee
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- PO Box 1730
Homer, AK 99603-1730
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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 N6978B, 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 Vantrease Jerold Lee, an individual, certificate issued April 8, 1982, expires April 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; other; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18-5100 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N6978B 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 N6978B: Accident on September 17, 2003 at Ninilchick, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 26, 1987 at Levelock, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with terrain during an approach to landing on a ridgeline. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and an unfavorable wind along the ridgeline.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-150 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- 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