{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1958-01-22","airworthiness_ops":"Normal; Utility","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2019-05-13","city":"ELY","country_code":"US","county_code":"137","cruise_speed_mph":97,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"17009","engine_horsepower":95,"engine_maker":"CONT MOTOR","engine_model":"C90 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2029-05-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-10-31","maker":"Piper","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"PIPER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"7101802","mode_s_code":"52771627","mode_s_hex":"ABF397","model":"PA-18","n_number":"N8697D","name":"HIGHER GROUND AVIATION LLC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N8697D is a Piper PA-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1958. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Higher Ground Aviation LLC, an LLC in Ely, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 13, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated January 22, 1958.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"LLC","registrant_type_code":"7","seats":2,"serial_number":"18-6307","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MN","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1227 E CAMP ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00202301","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N8697D","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1958,"zip":"557311714"}