Single-engine piston

N18609

2006 Homebuilt SE 5-A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
EW-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lewisville, TX
Registration record

N18609 on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt SE 5-A
Serial
EW-1
Engines
Continental O-200-A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lewisville, TX
Certificate issued
2011-12-28
Airworthiness date
2006-03-08
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15970
Mode S (octal)
50254560
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N18609 to the current registrant.
  • 2006-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2003-05-16
    N18609 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15073984); cancelled.
  • 1946-12-13
    N18609 previously assigned to a Boeing 314 (s/n 2083); cancelled.
Overview

About N18609

N18609 is a 2006 Homebuilt SE 5-A, serial number EW-1. It is registered to an individual in Lewisville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200-A engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 8, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N18609. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-11-27 Accident · Valley Spring, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · FTW01LA028
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N18609 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after the pilot became lost during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the dark night condition.

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.