Single-engine piston

N18DD

2010 Homebuilt THORP=TS-18CW

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2010
Serial
003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N18DD on the FAA register

Type
2010 Homebuilt THORP=TS-18CW
Serial
003
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2008-10-20
Airworthiness date
2011-09-07
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A13EA2
Mode S (octal)
50237242
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-25
    Accident at Reklaw, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
  • 2008-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N18DD.
Overview

About N18DD

N18DD is a 2010 Homebuilt THORP=TS-18CW, serial number 003. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2008 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 7, 2011.

N18DD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-10-25 Accident · Reklaw, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN15CA029
Reported aircraft: Doubleday Donald Thorp TS-18CW
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate monitoring of the airplane's approach path which resulted in long landing and a subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed decision to apply the brakes, inflight traffic, and nearby pedestrians.

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.