Single-engine piston

N785EL

1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
2026
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sekiu, WA
Registration record

N785EL on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
2026
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sekiu, WA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1986-03-12
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAA388
Mode S (octal)
52521610
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1986-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N785EL

N785EL is a 1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 2026. It is registered to an individual in Sekiu, Washington.

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 March 12, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N785EL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N785EL.

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.