Single-engine piston

N78NP

2002 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
444
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lufkin, TX
Registration record

N78NP on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
444
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lufkin, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-20
Airworthiness date
2002-05-02
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8F67
Mode S (octal)
52507547
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N78NP.
  • 2002-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N78NP

N78NP is a 2002 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 444. It is registered to an individual in Lufkin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

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 May 2, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78NP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78NP.

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.