Single-engine piston

N661

1973 Homebuilt Thompson Craft A-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A40 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Arcadia, FL
Registration record

N661 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt Thompson Craft A-1
Serial
1
Engines
Continental A40 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Arcadia, FL
Certificate issued
2011-05-10
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A8B7EF
Mode S (octal)
52133757
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N661 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-10-26
    Accident at Lantana,Fla, 09; damage: substantial.
  • 1935-03-01
    N661 previously assigned to a Standard Aircraft Standard J-1 (s/n 104); cancelled.
Overview

About N661

N661 is a 1973 Homebuilt Thompson Craft A-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Arcadia, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A40 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built).

N661 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-10-26 Accident · Lantana,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3314
Reported aircraft: Thompson Craft
Probable cause: L TURN BFR DSCNDG.

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.