N9974Q

Valid registration

1953 PIPER PA-18-135

Fixed wing single engineChapel Hill, NCRegistered Dec 22, 2025

N9974Q is a 1953 Piper PA-18-135 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18-4033, registered in Chapel Hill, NC. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Dec 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jun 30, 2032. It is powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Feb 26, 1991. It is one of 220 PA-18-135 aircraft in the FAA registry, 2 of them registered in North Carolina. About 52% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresDec 31, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Dec 31, 2032
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Greensboro FSDO (GSO FSDO) · (336) 369-3900
Certificate issued
Dec 22, 2025
Last FAA action
Dec 22, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
ADEF97
Mode S code (octal)
53367627
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
PIPER
Type certificate (TCDS)
1A2 (Piper Aircraft Inc.)
Year manufactured
1953
Serial number
18-4033
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Feb 26, 1991
Approved operations
Normal

Public airports near Chapel Hill

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Raleigh-Durham International
Raleigh/Durham, NC
KRDU15 miTowered100LL, A
Raleigh Executive Jetport At Sanford-Lee County
Sanford, NC
KTTA24 miNon-towered100LL, A1+
Whitfield Farms
Hurdle Mills, NC
4W425 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.

Other PA-18-135 in North Carolina