N818PJ - 1978 Yakovlev Yak 18T Aircraft Registration

N818PJ is a 1978 Yakovlev YAK 18T, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Registration Pending in Colorado Springs, CO. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 20, 2013. Powered by a Aeromotors M14PF engine producing 400 horsepower, N818PJ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB2862 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N818PJ was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.9602, -104.5778 on March 1, 2026. The FAA registry record for N818PJ was last updated on December 4, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Yakovlev Yak-18T, a four-seat aerobatic trainer that became the standard aircraft for Soviet pilot training, first flew in mid-1967. This low-wing monoplane featured retractable tricycle landing gear and was powered by a 360-horsepower Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial engine, accommodating four to five occupants in a fully aerobatic configuration. Measuring 8.18 meters in length with a cruise speed of 145-160 km/h, approximately 750 aircraft were manufactured by the Smolensk Aircraft Plant for the Yakovlev Design Bureau. AviatorDB tracks 226 Yakovlev aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is Y18T.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N818PJ. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.