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Piper PA-18 · 1959 · Hollywood, FL
N17080 is a 1959 Piper PA-18 (serial 18-7196), registered to Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC (LLC) in Hollywood, FL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 1974 (52 years ago). It carries a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine rated at 180 hp, the engine on 22% of registered Piper PA-18s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A11CB6. It is one of 478 Piper PA-18 aircraft on the FAA registry. Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC holds 36 aircraft on the registry.
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99 of the 459 registered Piper PA-18 carry this engine (22%), across 21 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Piper PA-18 needs roughly 900 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~775 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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