N9029Y is a 1970 Piper PA-18-150 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18-8905, registered in Saline, MI. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Apr 30, 2030; the renewal window opens on Oct 30, 2029. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (exhibition), issued Jul 2, 1990. It is one of 2,054 PA-18-150 aircraft in the FAA registry, 14 of them registered in Michigan. About 47% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Nov 3, 2015.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Saline, MI
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- East Michigan FSDO (EMI FSDO) · (734) 487-7222
- Certificate issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Last FAA action
- Aug 21, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- AC7A44
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53075104
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- PA-18-150
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 1A2 (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1970
- Serial number
- 18-8905
- 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
- Experimental since Jul 2, 1990
- Approved operations
- Exhibition
Public airports near Saline
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Municipal Ann Arbor, MI | KARB | 4 mi | Towered | 100LL, A+ |
| Tecumseh Mills Tecumseh, MI | 22T | 11 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Belleville Belleville, MI | 43G | 12 mi | Non-towered | - |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2015 | Tecumseh, MI | Piper PA 18-150 this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN16LA029 |
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.