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2014 Custom Built Super CubSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Carefree, AZ, USA

N859RK, a 2014 Piper Super Cub experimental/homebuilt, is offered at $159,000 from Mesa, Arizona. This two-place, VFR-only aircraft is a custom-built "Super Cub clone" known as "Sasquatch," purpose-built for competitive STOL flying, with a 330-hour airframe, engine, and propeller. It has a useful load of 977 pounds and comes with a minimal, no-damage-history claim according to the seller's remarks. The seller describes the minimalist interior and exterior as being in good condition with no evidence of hangar rash or fabric issues.

At the heart of this aircraft is a Lycon custom-built IO-360-EXP engine, estimated at over 200 horsepower,...

Year
2014
Make
Custom Built
Series
PA-18 Super Cub
Model
Super Cub
Tail #
N859RK
Serial #
1

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Backcountry, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR
Useful Load
977 lbs
Seats
2

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
330 hrs
Engine 1 Time
330 hrs (SNEW)
Prop 1 Time
330 hrs (SNEW)
Logbook Status
Logbooks are complete and all of them are professionally scanned and available digitally, in their entirety, upon request.
Inspection Status
Next Condition Inspection Due: Feb 1 2027. Transponder Cert 91.413 Due: Pending

Avionics

GPS

Garmin Aera 500 - touchscreen GPS AirGizmos mount

Comms

MGL Comm Radio - MGL With Intercom

PFD

MGL PFD - MGL Display with integrated transponder, artificial horizon, compass, and turn-and-bank

ADSB

uAvionix - ADS-B

Transponder

MGL Transponder - MGL (display integrated into "glass panel")

attitudeIndicator

MGL Artificial Horizon - MGL module

compass

MGL Compass - MGL module

turnCoordinator

MGL Turn and Bank - MGL module

fuelFlow

MGL Fuel Flow - MGL cube

Additional Equipment

Fuel System

Airglas Belly Pod - No in wings, 30 gallon flow cube from MGL, 2nd setup aft of passenger seat (lines and pump, not installed)

Electrical System

Electric trim, Hobbs meter

Landing Gear

Alaska Bushwheel Airstreak - 3" forward 6" extended gear, Acme Aero suspension, Magnesium 6" wheels, 29" tires,

Exhaust System

K&N - K&N-style air cleaner

Propeller

Catto - carbon composite fixed pitch propeller

Engine

Lycon IO-360-EXP - engine built by 2000 hr TBO

Seats

Sling-Style Seat - 5-point harness (pilot), passenger (stowed), no rear controls

Firewall

Titanium Firewall

Lift Struts

Lightweight aluminum lift struts

Wing Tips

Carbon Fiber Square Wing Tips

Doors

Carbon fiber door and hinge

Floorboards

Carbon fiber custom floor boards

Cowling

Carbon fiber cowl

Instruments

MGL fuel flow cube - MGL artificial horizon module, MGL compass module, MGL turn and bank module, MGL

Flap System

Keller - 10 ft fowler flaps (PSTOL-style), flap dump triggered on control stick

Slats

Mackey - leading-edge wing slats (not installed, included in sale, buyer pick up in SoCal)

Trim System

Electric Trim

Vortex Generators

Vortex Generators - VGs

Suspension

Acme Aero Suspension

Wing Slats

Mackey Leading-Edge Wing Slats - (not installed, included sale, buyer pick up SoCal)

Seat Harness

5-Point Seat Harness - (pilot), Sling-style passenger

Cowl

Carbon Fiber Cowl

Door

Carbon Fiber Door - and hinge

Floor

Carbon Fiber Floor Boards - custom

Air Filter

K&N-Style Air Cleaner

Hobbs Meter

Hobbs Meter - (in addition to MGL tach)

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Minimalist interior, generous pilot's seat with 5-point harness, sling-style passenger seat stowed, custom carbon fiber floorboards, no rear controls, aft portion fitted for additional fuel tank with lines and pump
Exterior Notes
Minimalist exterior in great condition, fabric in good condition, no hangar rash or evidence of damage, paint appears high quality and in good condition (dusty at time of photography), always hangared, painted carbon fiber wing tips with built-in flat area for wing tip lights (void of lights to save weight), no fuel in wings

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
IO-360-EXP
Engine Power
200 HP
Propeller Model
Catto 2-B carbon composite 2-blade fixed pitch propeller

Asking Price

$159,000

Aircraft Location

Carefree, AZ, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 31, 2026: $159,000(-$20,000) - trade-a-plane

Jun 19, 2026: $179,000(-$10,000) - barnstormers

Jun 9, 2026: $189,000 - barnstormers

+6 more price changes

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First Seen: Mar 13, 2026

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Asking Price

$159,000