TCDS 1A2
Historical · Aircraft · Small Airplane · Rev 37 (09/04/1996) · FAA TCDS database
The New Piper Aircraft Inc. TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is authoritative for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment and operating limitations.
Models covered (19)
SAIBs (8)
Special conditions + ELOS findings
- ELOS ST02037AK-A-G-1 INFORMATION: Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Piper Aircraft, Inc., Model PA-18-150 Airplane, Use of 14 CFR part 23 at amendment 23-64 Prior to Effective Date, Project ST02037AK-A
Certification basis — 14 CFR
Former holders
- Piper Aircraft Corporation
Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF, union across models
- Vne · never exceed
- 120 kt
- Va · maneuvering
- 82 kt
- Vfe · flaps extended
- 74 kt
- Max gross
- 1,500 lbs
- Seats
- 2
- Fuel
- 18 gal
- Oil
- 1.25 gal
Engines (per TCDS)
- — Models PA-18 and PA-19
- — Models PA-18S and PA-19S
- — Lycoming O-320
Fuel grade 80 minimum octane aviation gasoline
Fleet view · 3,462 registered tails · FAA registry, median and p10–p90
- Seats
- 2
- 1–2 (n=3,462)
- Horsepower
- 180
- 140–180
- Cruise (kts)
- 97
- 97–97
- Year of mfr
- 1960
- 1945–1994
Engines on the type, by tail count
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 2,370
- LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 315
- CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 168
- LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 133
- LYCOMING O-320-A2B 72
- LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 34
- LYCOMING O-360 SERIES 23
- LYCOMING O-320-B2B 23
- NTSB events
- 2,235
- across all model variants
- Applicable ADs
- 294
- FAA airworthiness directives
- Per-tail rate
- 0.65 events / tail · 0.08 ADs / tail