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N8053C

Piper PA-18

Valid Michigan

N8053C is a Piper PA-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1954. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 31, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated July 27, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-18
Serial number
18-3398
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1954
Cruising speed
97 mph
Transponder code
AAF734 (octal 52573464)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 31, 2022
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · July 27, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00600532

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Strand Christian Paul
Type
Individual
Address
651 Gladstone Dr SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506-2818

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