N8589D is a 1957 Piper PA-18 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18-6249, registered in Girdwood, AK. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jul 31, 2030; the renewal window opens on Jan 31, 2030. It is powered by an Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Apr 1, 1996. It is one of 477 PA-18 aircraft in the FAA registry, 159 of them registered in Alaska. About 25% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Nov 16, 2019.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2030
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Girdwood, AK
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
- Certificate issued
- Jul 12, 2023
- Last FAA action
- Jul 12, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- ABC8A7
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52744247
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- PA-18
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 1A2 (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1957
- Serial number
- 18-6249
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Apr 1, 1996
- Approved operations
- Normal
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2019 | Livermore, CA | Piper PA 18 this airframe | Substantial | None | WPR20LA026 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.