Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
Registered
8
Year Range
2003–2008
NTSB Events
3
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- NC 12.5% 1
- AZ 12.5% 1
- OK 12.5% 1
- FL 12.5% 1
- UT 12.5% 1
- CO 12.5% 1
- LA 12.5% 1
- MN 12.5% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 2000s 100.0% 8
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB aircraft
3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.
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Apr 16, 2019
N755KDenver, Colorado
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 23, 2012
N13VCSoldier Bar, Idaho
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 20, 2010
N755KDenver, Colorado
NTSB Docket →
02b / NASA ASRS Reports
Near-miss reports involving SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB
NASA's voluntary, confidential reporting system surfaces what almost went wrong. 1 de-identified ASRS report references this airframe. Pilot-written narrative. ASRS reports are voluntary and not investigated — they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for SMITH AVIATION PA 18 WB
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 8 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N13VC | NC | 2004 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N156DM | AZ | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N218LD | OK | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N49LC | FL | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N741DW | UT | 2005 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N755K | CO | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N915MB | LA | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9333Z | MN | 2008 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Partial
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →