N478EC is a 1968 Piper PA-18-150 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18-8666, registered in Ketchikan, AK. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Apr 10, 1968. It is one of 2,054 PA-18-150 aircraft in the FAA registry, 797 of them registered in Alaska. About 51% of them were built after it.
FAA status: Sale reported - pending cancellation. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Sale reported - pending cancellation
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Ketchikan, AK
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Juneau FSDO (JNU FSDO) · (800) 478-2231 or (907) 586-7532
- Last FAA action
- May 3, 2026
- Mode S code (hex)
- A5DF39
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51357471
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- PA-18-150
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 1A2 (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1968
- Serial number
- 18-8666
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Apr 10, 1968
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Ketchikan
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan Harbor Ketchikan, AK | 5KE | <1 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Ketchikan International Ketchikan, AK | PAKT | 1 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Peninsula Point Pullout Ketchikan, AK | 9C0 | 3 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Changes seen in the FAA file
- Status: Sale reported → Sale reported - pending cancellation
CheckAero compares the daily FAA registry files since Oct 21, 2026; earlier changes are not in this log.