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N4040E

1978 Piper PA-18-150

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18-7809045

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Wildman Air LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1306 N Waddill St, Mckinney, TX 75069
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-18-150
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 18-7809045
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming AEIO-320 SER · 160 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Restricted airworthiness (issued May 20, 1999)
Mode S code: A4BDDA (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jan 20, 2025 · last FAA action Jan 20, 2025

Past registrations of N4040E

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

Aug 21, 1956 Aeronca 11BC · serial 11BC-128 Pilgrim JR Joseph Edwin

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

Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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