Single-engine piston

N53PD

1987 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1202
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Valley View, TX
Registration record

N53PD on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
1202
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Valley View, TX
Certificate issued
2023-01-12
Airworthiness date
2007-02-05
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AF5D
Mode S (octal)
51527535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N53PD.
  • 2007-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N53PD

N53PD is a 1987 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 1202. It is registered to an individual in Valley View, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 5, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53PD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53PD.

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.