Single-engine piston

N51079

1994 Homebuilt Adams/Thorpe T-18

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1994
Serial
988
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Taylorsville, UT
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Registration record

N51079 on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt Adams/Thorpe T-18
Serial
988
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Taylorsville, UT
Certificate issued
2024-06-07
Airworthiness date
2007-05-31
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A664DE
Mode S (octal)
51462336
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N51079 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-07-03
    Accident at Stockton, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-04-23
    N51079 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069749); cancelled.
Overview

About N51079

N51079 is a 1994 Homebuilt Adams/Thorpe T-18, serial number 988. It is registered to an individual in Taylorsville, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 31, 2007.

N51079 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-07-03 Accident · Stockton, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX94LA273
Reported aircraft: Adams Thorpe T-18
Probable cause: A VAPOR LOCK INDUCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO INADEQUATE THERMAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES. SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.
1985-12-07 Accident · Temple, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW86LRG04
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N51079 registration before this airframe.
1969-06-01 Accident · Graham,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2063
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N51079 registration before this airframe.

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.