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Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

FAA model code7101808

Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL: Fixed wing single engine, with 97 aircraft on the US register, built between 1945 and 1953.

97
On the US register
1
Engines
2
Seats
97mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Piper
Class
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1945–1953

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL aircraft were built in 1953 than in any other year: 36.

0255019451950

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • AK16
  • MT7
  • CO5
  • SD5
  • CA4
  • ND4
  • OH4
  • TN4
  • TX4
  • WY4
  • FL3
  • KS3

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

26 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (97 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

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Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.