- Registered owner
- Dowd John J Jr
- Location
- Syracuse, KS
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 18-2978
- Year built
- 1953
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- August 17, 1955
- Certificate issued
- March 19, 2016
- Expires
- March 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- AC5F11
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 · 25
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 |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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 · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Engine · Lycoming 0-290 series
SAIB NE-01-22NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N8968CMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Piper PA-18A aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N8968CMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Piper PA-18A aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N8968CGeneral 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 · 34
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Engine · Lycoming 0-290 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.