Single-engine piston

N181RE

1996 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
195
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yelm, WA
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Registration record

N181RE on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
195
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yelm, WA
Certificate issued
2023-03-01
Airworthiness date
1996-11-26
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A145DF
Mode S (octal)
50242737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N181RE.
  • 2006-06-27
    Accident at San Andreas, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N181RE

N181RE is a 1996 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 195. It is registered to an individual in Yelm, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 26, 1996.

N181RE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-06-27 Accident · San Andreas, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX06CA216
Reported aircraft: Eklund Thorp T-18
Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged airspeed and distance during the approach, and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, which resulted in a landing overrun.

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.