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N1278A

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1951 PIPER PA-18

Fixed wing single enginePalmer, AK

N1278A is a 1951 Piper PA-18 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18-1074, registered in Palmer, AK. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES rated at 140 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 477 PA-18 aircraft in the FAA registry, 159 of them registered in Alaska. About 66% of them were built after it.

FAA status: Registration pending. There is no expiration date on this record.

Registration

FAA status
Registration pending
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Palmer, AK
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
Last FAA action
Jul 31, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A07124
Mode S code (octal)
50070444
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
PIPER
Model
PA-18
Type certificate (TCDS)
1A2 (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
Year manufactured
1951
Serial number
18-1074
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard

Public airports near Palmer

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal
Palmer, AK
PAAQ<1 miNon-towered100LL, A1
Gooding Lake
Palmer, AK
2D35 miNon-towered-
Finger Lake
Palmer, AK
99Z5 miNon-towered-

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

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