Single-engine piston

N45MD

1978 Homebuilt Thorp T18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Motz Daniel J + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Tucson, AZ
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Registration record

N45MD on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Thorp T18
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Motz Daniel J + 1 co-owner
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-07-22
Airworthiness date
1980-01-11
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A570DA
Mode S (octal)
51270332
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N45MD.
  • 1980-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N45MD

N45MD is a 1978 Homebuilt Thorp T18, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Motz Daniel J + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 11, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45MD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45MD.

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.