- Registered owner
- Next Flight Out Ltd
- Location
- Wilmington, DE
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 18-2699
- Year built
- 1953
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date
- April 10, 1956
- Certificate issued
- October 27, 1997
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- ABBCAF
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-290 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 24
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1956 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Airframe · Piper PA-18-135
AD 2025-02-11Rudder StructureAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2015-08-04WingsInformation bulletins that may apply · 2
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Piper PA-18-135
SAIB SW-18-31Navigation, Attitude, and Direction Data SystemEngine · Lycoming 0-290 series
SAIB NE-01-22NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20020212009319AWinterhaven, FL(-23) The pilot was setting up for a "glassy water" approach and landing at lake eloise in winter haven, FL. According to the pilot and his passenger (a non-pilot), the pilot leveled off prematurely (too high), and the plane struck the water hard while still…Incident 19940713030169IFinal Approach · Olathe, KSNose gear failed lockdown. Went around. Used manual,still up. Stalls locked it down. Hydraulic power pack failed.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N8553CGeneral 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-18-135 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 400
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Piper PA-18-135
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller