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N3879Z

Piper PA-18-150

N3879Z is a Piper PA-18-150, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1961. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Buffalo, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 13, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated June 16, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-18-150
Serial number
18-7677
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1961
Cruising speed
97 mph
Transponder code
A478F6 (octal 51074366)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 13, 2018
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · June 16, 1961
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00890474

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Nelson Chad A
Type
Co-owned
Address
11126 Ladner Rd
Buffalo, SD 57720-8016
Co-owners
Nelson Wayne R

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data