Piper PA-18-150
N82905 is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1977. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Soldotna, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 15, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated September 27, 1977.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-7709197
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1977
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- AB54C0 (octal 52652300)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 15, 2012
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 28, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility · September 27, 1977
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00053511
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Reese Melissa A
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 36329 Edgington Rd
Soldotna, AK 99669-8604
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Records check free · 1 to understand · 4 clear
The public federal record on N82905, 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 Reese Melissa A, an individual, certificate issued March 15, 2012, expires March 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; utility, dated September 27, 1977, consistent with the 1977 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18-7709197 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N82905 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 N82905: Accident on September 18, 2006 at Koliganek, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 11, 2000 at Sparrevohn, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 20, 1999 at Sleetmute, AK: minor 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 failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a downdraft, the pilot's intentional low altitude flight, and his inadequate weather evaluation.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC06CA133 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the final approach to land. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's misjudged flare, and the rough and uneven terrain.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC00LA118 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in the airplane colliding with vegetation, knocking the gascolator off the airplane, and fuel starvation of the engine.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC99LA121 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC98LA160 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