# Piper PA18-160

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 7101835
- Manufacturer (registry): PIPER
- Model: PA18-160
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa18-160

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N177SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177SC): [Carson Cubs LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20CUBS%20LLC), [Yelm, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yelm), built 1977, S/N 18-7709165
- [N8959C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959C): [Hanson Dan H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20DAN%20H), [Lusk, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Lusk), built 1954, S/N 18-3260

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA352), Jun 19, 2011: Piper PA18-160 (N177SC), Ridgeville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB FTW66A0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0076), Mar 4, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N8222C), Fort Davis, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20110618013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618013349A), Jun 18, 2011: Piper PA18-160 (N177SC), Ridgeville, SC, Substantial damage. On June 18, 2011, at approximately 2145L EDT, a Piper PA18-160, N177SC, operated by a private individual, sustained substantial damage when the pilot made a…
- [Incident 19890318018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318018289I), Mar 18, 1989: Piper PA18135 (N8959C), Valier, MT, Minor damage. Fuselage attach bracket broke on takeoff from a field. Ski tipped down. On return landing prop and gear damaged.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Piper/Shankster PA 18-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-shankster-pa-18-160): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7101845

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