- Registered owner
- Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
- Location
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 18-4796
- Year built
- 1956
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Restricted, agriculture and pest control, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date
- August 19, 1959
- Certificate issued
- January 20, 2017
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Mode S code
- A54447
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-320 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 54
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1956 | 2 |
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| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Airframe · Piper PA-18A
AD 2025-02-11Rudder StructureAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2015-08-04WingsInformation bulletins that may apply · 9
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 17 bulletins
NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20000316014889IFinal Approach · New Smyrna Beac, FL(-23) Pilot was on a long final for runway 18 at massey ranch airpark, new Smyrna beach, Florida. Approximately 2 miles north the engine stared running roughly (sputtering). [privacy data omitted] Elected to land the aircraft inan open field approximately 1…Incident 19801122083729ITakeoff Ground Roll · Chapel Hill, SCMain gear snagged misplaced banner tow-line and flipped over on its' back.Accident 19760323006559AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Ft Lauderdale, FLAftr completing lndg acft blew ovr bfr gnd personnel could secure acft. Wind gusting 30K.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N4388AGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Piper PA-18A aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 70
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming 0-320 series
STC SE04651CHTo allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22STC SE00825WIInstallation of Specialty Products Spin-on oil filter on Lycoming Engines.STC SE2932SWInstall carburetor air temperature indicator. Approved for Aircooled Motors (Franklin Engine Co.) equipped with float carburetors. Model eligibility included here may not be inclusive.