- Registered owners
- Wuya Charlene FWuya John W
- Location
- Bethel, AK
- Owner type
- Co-owned
- Serial number
- 18-7609
- Year built
- 1961
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 27, 1993
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 2021
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- ADBFAB
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 · 55
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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Airframe · Piper PA-18-150
AD 2025-02-11Rudder StructureAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2015-08-04WingsInformation bulletins that may apply · 11
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Piper PA-18-150
SAIB SW-18-31Navigation, Attitude, and Direction Data SystemSAIB ACE-96-04Engine · Lycoming 0-320 series
SAIB NE-06-31R6Engine Lubricating OilsNTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB ANC15LA035Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMcCarthy, AKThe pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance from the spinning propeller while traversing the area between the leading edge of the wing and the nose of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the decision to leave the cockpits of the airplanes…NTSB ANC08LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNikolai, AKThe flight instructor's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall/mush.
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 20150604008722AGround/Ramp/Ma · Mccarthy, AKOn June 4, 2015, about 1100 Alaska daylight time, the pilot-in-command of N985W, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, was struck by the spinning propeller while attempting to load the airplane, 15 miles east of Mccarthy, Alaska. The airplane sustained minor damage and…Accident 20080303012729ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Farewell Lake, AK(-23) Aircraft took off from Farewell Lake in the direction of Farewell lodge. The pilot reported that at fifty feet in the air the aircraft was not able to maintain a positive rate of climb. The aircraft hit a tree with the left wing then the aircraft hit an…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N985WGeneral 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-18-150 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 484
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-18-150
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 SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.