Single-engine piston

N70BZ

2005 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
1325
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Caseyville, IL
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Registration record

N70BZ on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
1325
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Caseyville, IL
Certificate issued
2022-04-07
Airworthiness date
2011-04-21
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A95266
Mode S (octal)
52251146
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N70BZ.
  • 2011-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N70BZ

N70BZ is a 2005 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 1325. It is registered to co-owners in Caseyville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 April 21, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70BZ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-05-29 Accident · Madisonville, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA20CA228
Reported aircraft: Thorp Thorp T 18 — a different aircraft that carried the N70BZ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway, which resulted in a nose-over.

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.