Single-engine piston

N444MA

2002 Homebuilt Thorp S-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
1HU
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
First Order Aeronautics LLC (LLC)
Based
Lees Summit, MO
Registration record

N444MA on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Thorp S-18
Serial
1HU
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1B
Registered owner
First Order Aeronautics LLC
Lees Summit, MO
Certificate issued
2022-03-08
Airworthiness date
2026-04-14
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A55A8D
Mode S (octal)
51255215
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N444MA to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-05
    N444MA previously assigned to a Bell 222 (s/n 47078); cancelled.
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N444MA

N444MA is a 2002 Homebuilt Thorp S-18, serial number 1HU. The FAA register lists First Order Aeronautics LLC as the registrant in Lees Summit, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 14, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N444MA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N444MA.

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

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