Single-engine piston

N31518

1943 Homebuilt Goodyear-Rebuilder

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
0020
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-4360
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fighter Rebuilders (Partnership)
Based
Chino, CA
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Registration record

N31518 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Homebuilt Goodyear-Rebuilder
Serial
0020
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-4360
Registered owner
Fighter Rebuilders
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
1983-05-18
Airworthiness date
1989-09-12
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A35C00
Mode S (octal)
50656000
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-03-19
    Accident at Mesa, AZ; damage: destroyed.
  • 1989-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1983-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N31518.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N31518

N31518 is a 1943 Homebuilt Goodyear-Rebuilder, serial number 0020. The FAA register lists Fighter Rebuilders as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 1983 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 12, 1989.

N31518 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-03-19 Accident · Mesa, AZ Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX94LA168
Reported aircraft: Fighter Rebuilders F-2G
Probable cause: the airplane sustained a total loss of power and an in-flight fire 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.