Single-engine piston

N43LK

Homebuilt PA-18 Replica

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
KWT-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pa-18 LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
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Registration record

N43LK on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PA-18 Replica
Serial
KWT-01
Engines
1
Registered owner
Pa-18 LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2024-09-30
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A521C9
Mode S (octal)
51220711
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Nicholas Melvin Smith PA-18 REPLICA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-27
    Accident at Buffalo, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N43LK to the current registrant.
  • 2018-02-07
    N43LK previously assigned to a Laister-Kauffman LK-10A (s/n 107); cancelled.
Overview

About N43LK

N43LK is a Homebuilt PA-18 Replica, serial number KWT-01. The FAA register lists Pa-18 LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 3 seats.

N43LK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-09-27 Accident · Buffalo, MN Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26FA325
Reported aircraft: Exp PA-18 Replica
Preliminary report: On September 27, 2026, about 1608 central daylight time, an experimental PA-18 Replica airplane, N43LK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Buffalo, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness reported that the airplane took off from runway 18 and appeared to be climbing at a steep angle. He described the engine sound as “loud.” Shortly afterward, the airplane rolled off and entered a steep descent before impacting the ground. Figure 1 – Airplane at accident site. Initial ground impressions were…
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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.