Single-engine piston

N55RC

1989 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
288
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Creston, IA
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Registration record

N55RC on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
288
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Creston, IA
Certificate issued
2007-06-13
Airworthiness date
2012-10-11
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FE8C
Mode S (octal)
51577214
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N55RC.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N55RC

N55RC is a 1989 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 288. It is registered to an individual in Creston, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 11, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55RC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-10-05 Accident · Hazelton,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3743
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N55RC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DMGNG FUSELAGE & CAUSING AILERON TO BIND.

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.