Piper PA-18-150
N8987Y is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1974. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Soldotna, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 7, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated September 12, 1974.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s and related versions
- Serial number
- 18-7409132
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1974
- Cruising speed
- 97 mph
- Transponder code
- AC6670 (octal 53063160)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 7, 2023
- Expires
- February 28, 2030
- Last FAA action
- February 23, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · September 12, 1974
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00161531
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Hanson William D
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 439 Diane Ln
Soldotna, AK 99669-7363
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No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N8987Y, 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 Hanson William D, an individual, certificate issued February 7, 2023, expires February 28, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated September 12, 1974, consistent with the 1974 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18-7409132 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N8987Y 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 N8987Y: Accident on September 1, 2021 at Glennallen, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 2, 2020 at Nikiski, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18-150 · operated under 091
The pilot’s improper landing flare while landing off-airport with a tailwind.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA18 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
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 September 30, 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