Piper PA-18-150
N8597D is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1957. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Rwr Air INC, a corporation in Tol, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 24, 1999 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated March 14, 2019.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-6248
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1957
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- ABCC18 (octal 52746030)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 24, 1999
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 14, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · March 14, 2019
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00312571
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Rwr Air INC
- Type
- Corporation
- Address
- PO Box 707
Tol, AK 99780
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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 N8597D, 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 Rwr Air INC, a corporation, certificate issued August 24, 1999, expires January 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated March 14, 2019, 62 years after the 1957 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 18-6248 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8597D 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]
5 NTSB records under N8597D: Accident on August 16, 2006 at Tok, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 26, 2004 at Paxson, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 7, 2003 at Eagle, AK: 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.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 5
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 135
The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC06CA115 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 135
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a rock and subsequent main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough, uneven terrain.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC04LA096 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-180 · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, and his excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was rough and uneven terrain.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC03CA110 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 135
THE WORN CAM SHAFT LOBE AND WORN VALVE LIFTER.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC94LA129 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC86LA072 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