Single-engine piston

N55WA

1972 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
216
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Blockton, IA
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Registration record

N55WA on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
216
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blockton, IA
Certificate issued
2020-07-02
Airworthiness date
1980-01-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FF07
Mode S (octal)
51577407
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).
  • 2020-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N55WA.
  • 1980-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N55WA

N55WA is a 1972 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 216. It is registered to an individual in Blockton, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2020 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 January 14, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55WA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55WA.

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.