Single-engine piston

N12055

1974 Homebuilt T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pittsburgh, PA
Registration record

N12055 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt T-18
Serial
79
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pittsburgh, PA
Certificate issued
2016-03-29
Airworthiness date
1980-05-23
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A056D7
Mode S (octal)
50053327
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N12055 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
  • 1934-08-08
    N12055 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rhon Ranger Glider (s/n WGC-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N12055

N12055 is a 1974 Homebuilt T-18, serial number 79. It is registered to an individual in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 23, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N12055.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N12055.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.