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N1109W

1957 Piper PA-18

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18-5946

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Mar 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Orton Aviation LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: Po Box 26, Walker, MN 56484
Fleet: 8 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-18
Year built: 1957
Serial number: 18-5946
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor C90 SERIES · 95 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Multiple airworthiness (issued Apr 14, 1982)
Mode S code: A02FDB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Mar 23, 2023 · last FAA action Mar 23, 2023

Past registrations of N1109W

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Mar 7, 1989 Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D · serial 611010D

What a Piper Super Cub looks likePhoto of a Piper Super Cub, not this aircraft: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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