Single-engine piston

N450TW

1989 Homebuilt Taperwing TA1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
TA1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Taylorsville, KY
Registration record

N450TW on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Taperwing TA1
Serial
TA1
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Taylorsville, KY
Certificate issued
2018-11-20
Airworthiness date
2026-03-23
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A573DA
Mode S (octal)
51271732
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2018-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N450TW.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N450TW

N450TW is a 1989 Homebuilt Taperwing TA1, serial number TA1. It is registered to an individual in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 23, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N450TW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N450TW.

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.