Single-engine piston

N34W

Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
926
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Midland, TX
Registration record

N34W on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
926
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Midland, TX
Certificate issued
2025-11-10
Airworthiness date
1985-10-04
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3BCE9
Mode S (octal)
50736351
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N34W to the current registrant.
  • 1985-10-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974-04-23
    N34W previously assigned to a North American NA-265-40 (s/n 282-47); cancelled.
  • 1932-12-21
    N34W previously assigned to a Lincoln PT (s/n 327); cancelled.
Overview

About N34W

N34W is a Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 926. It is registered to an individual in Midland, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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 October 4, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N34W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-01-04 Accident · Midland,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2733
Reported aircraft: Na Rockwell 265-40 — a different aircraft that carried the N34W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TOTL DESTRUCTION LMTD SCOPE&DECISVNES OF INVESTGTN

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.