Single-engine piston

N260EM

Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
260EM
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Trinity Center, CA
Registration record

N260EM on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
260EM
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Trinity Center, CA
Certificate issued
1988-06-28
Airworthiness date
1989-02-23
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A27F6D
Mode S (octal)
50477555
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N260EM.
Overview

About N260EM

N260EM is a Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 260EM. It is registered to co-owners in Trinity Center, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 1988 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 23, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N260EM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N260EM.

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.