Piper PA-18A — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 442 Piper PA-18A airframes on record (built 1950–1962), 152 currently registered. 20 have one or more NTSB accident records (22 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-18A accidents
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.
A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which necessitated a go-around, and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain.
The pilot's improper touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the right main landing gear leg and its associated shock/dampener.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the landing gear collapsing.
The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.
The airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
Fuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, a forced landing on a highway, and subsequent right wing impact with highway signage.