Single-engine piston

N18263

2001 Homebuilt Buttercup

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
001X
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brockport, NY
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Registration record

N18263 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Buttercup
Serial
001X
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brockport, NY
Certificate issued
1999-04-08
Airworthiness date
2001-12-18
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A14B60
Mode S (octal)
50245540
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-28
    Accident at Lyndonville, NY; damage: destroyed.
  • 2001-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1999-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N18263 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-14
    N18263 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 43-49604); cancelled.
Overview

About N18263

N18263 is a 2001 Homebuilt Buttercup, serial number 001X. It is registered to an individual in Brockport, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 1999 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 18, 2001.

N18263 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-28 Accident · Lyndonville, NY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA204
Reported aircraft: Luce Buttercup
Probable cause: An in-flight breakup due to structural overload of the airplane for undetermined reasons.

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.