Single-engine piston

N79RM

1979 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
705
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bakersfield, CA
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Registration record

N79RM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
705
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bakersfield, CA
Certificate issued
2006-08-18
Airworthiness date
1980-01-15
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAB72F
Mode S (octal)
52533457
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N79RM.
  • 1980-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N79RM

N79RM is a 1979 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 705. It is registered to an individual in Bakersfield, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79RM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79RM.

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.