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N8862Y

1973 Piper PA-18-150

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18-7409026

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

Registered owner

State of Montana

Owner type: Government
Address: 1420 E 6th Ave, Helena, MT 59601
Also named: Dept of Fish Wildlife and Parks
Fleet: 12 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-18-150
Year built: 1973
Serial number: 18-7409026
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 5, 1973)
Mode S code: AC36D4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 18, 2023 · last FAA action Apr 18, 2023

Past registrations of N8862Y

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

Date not recorded Piper PA-39 · serial 39-17 Piper Aircraft Corp · exported to BRAZIL

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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