{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1957-05-27","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2014-08-11","city":"BILLINGS","country_code":"US","county_code":"111","cruise_speed_mph":97,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41506","engine_horsepower":140,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-290 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2027-08-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-03-10","maker":"Piper","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"PIPER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"7101820","mode_s_code":"52736106","mode_s_hex":"ABBC46","model":"PA-18-135","n_number":"N8550C","name":"BIG SKY COMMUNICATION & CABLE INC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N8550C is a Piper PA-18-135, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1953. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Big Sky Communication & Cable INC, a corporation in Billings, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 11, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 27, 1957.","region":"Northwest Mountain","region_code":"S","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":2,"serial_number":"18-2697","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MT","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"PO BOX 80193","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00082701","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N8550C","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1953,"zip":"591080193"}