Single-engine piston

N318Y

1976 Homebuilt Great Lakes Replica

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
6829-D-367
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Freeman Heritage Collection LLC (LLC)
Based
Kingsbury, TX
Registration record

N318Y on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Great Lakes Replica
Serial
6829-D-367
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Freeman Heritage Collection LLC
Kingsbury, TX
Certificate issued
2008-07-23
Airworthiness date
1979-03-19
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A366AF
Mode S (octal)
50663257
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N318Y to the current registrant.
  • 2002-10-15
    N318Y previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-61A (s/n 61094); cancelled.
  • 1979-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N318Y

N318Y is a 1976 Homebuilt Great Lakes Replica, serial number 6829-D-367. The FAA register lists Freeman Heritage Collection LLC as the registrant in Kingsbury, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2008 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N318Y. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-03-26 Accident · Lakehead, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX02FA116
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-61A — a different aircraft that carried the N318Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the flight crew's failure to maintain rotor rpm following a loss of engine power while maneuvering.
1972-12-14 Accident · Chelan,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4151
Reported aircraft: Sikorsky S-61A — a different aircraft that carried the N318Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CRASHED DOWNSLOPE INTO ROCKS,LOGS.NO MALF FOUND.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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