Single-engine piston

N31BD

1983 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
354
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rosamond, CA
Registration record

N31BD on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
354
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rosamond, CA
Certificate issued
2012-07-23
Airworthiness date
1984-07-25
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A34495
Mode S (octal)
50642225
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).
  • 2012-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N31BD.
  • 1984-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N31BD

N31BD is a 1983 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 354. It is registered to an individual in Rosamond, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 25, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31BD.

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.