Single-engine piston

N18010

1955 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
139-177
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lavala, CA
Registration record

N18010 on the FAA register

Type
1955 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2
Serial
139-177
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lavala, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1988-05-17
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A14340
Mode S (octal)
50241500
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1988-12-15
    N18010 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15073727); cancelled.
  • 1988-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N18010

N18010 is a 1955 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2, serial number 139-177. It is registered to an individual in Lavala.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 17, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N18010. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-07-17 Accident · Chowchilla, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX82DA268
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N18010 registration before this airframe.
1974-07-27 Accident · Lakeport,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2411
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N18010 registration before this airframe.

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.