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Piper PA-18-150
N82016 is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Commerce, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 18, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated January 9, 1979.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and fabricThe 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 Piper PA-18 Super Cub 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
- 18-7909052
- 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 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1979
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- AB3375 (octal 52631565)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 18, 2026
- Expires
- June 30, 2033
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 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 · Normal; UtilityFAA certificate purpose code NU (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 9, 1979
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00973721
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Armstrong John Russell JR Trustee
- 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
- 1707 Meadowview Rd
Commerce, TX 75428-3712
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N82016 links to the rest of the register
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 3,620 registered
- Piper 44,842 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and fabric · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-320 series 27,303 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
- Commerce, TX 11 aircraft registered in this town
- Commerce Municipal · 2F7
- Texas 29,966 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Piper PA-18 Super Cub 25 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Piper PA-18 Super Cub 136 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Piper PA-18 Super Cub 554 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320 series 29 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320 series 349 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N82016, 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 Armstrong John Russell JR Trustee, an individual, certificate issued June 18, 2026, expires June 30, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; utility, dated January 9, 1979, consistent with the 1979 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18-7909052 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N82016 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]
3 NTSB records under N82016: Accident on October 15, 2025 at Reserve, LA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 2, 2012 at Coldfoot, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 1, 1982 at Chandler, AZ: 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.
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NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA18 · operated under 091
The pilot’s inadvertent application of the wheel brakes after touchdown.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-150 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering to reverse course.
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 November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data