Piper PA-18 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 1,205 Piper PA-18 airframes on record (built 1949–1977), 477 currently registered. 43 have one or more NTSB accident records (47 records total, 3 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-18 accidents
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.
The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with a localized low boundary layer, which caused a wind shift, and a gusting tailwind during final approach, that resulted in the pilot deciding to impact a wind cone and a subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing was the low-level convective turbulence.
The pilot’s decision to taxi the airplane through tall grass without visual reference to the surface which obscured uneven terrain.
The student pilot’s inadvertent application of the brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
The pilot’s application of wheel brakes during landing roll out, resulting in a nose over.
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff site, resulting in a collision with brush-covered terrain.
The pilot's decision to fly at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with a cable.