Single-engine piston

N356AW

2013 Homebuilt PA18-200EXP

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2013
Serial
PA-18-200-1-JT
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Digital Welding Systems Inc (Corporation)
Based
Los Gatos, CA
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Registration record

N356AW on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt PA18-200EXP
Serial
PA-18-200-1-JT
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Digital Welding Systems Inc
Los Gatos, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-12
Airworthiness date
2014-09-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A3FB2C
Mode S (octal)
50775454
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-21
    Accident at Truckee, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N356AW.
  • 2014-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
Overview

About N356AW

N356AW is a 2013 Homebuilt PA18-200EXP, serial number PA-18-200-1-JT. The FAA register lists Digital Welding Systems Inc as the registrant in Los Gatos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 2, 2014.

N356AW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-06-21 Accident · Truckee, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR23LA235
Reported aircraft: John Topliff PA18-200EXP
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of directional control on landing roll out, during variable wind conditions.

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.