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N87AF

Piper PA-18

Valid Alaska

N87AF is a Piper PA-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1950. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 30, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated June 23, 1960.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-18
Serial number
18-66
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1950
Cruising speed
97 mph
Transponder code
ABF403 (octal 52772003)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 30, 2013
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · June 23, 1960
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00783265

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Metcalf Shane L
Type
Co-owned
Address
4851 E John-John Ct
Wasilla, AK 99654
Co-owners
Metcalf Michelle L

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.

Earlier use of this number 1

2012-09-18Farley Aaron L BOBCAT · Revoked, canceled

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