Single-engine piston

N806FT

1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
K80-001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Louisville, KY
Registration record

N806FT on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
K80-001
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Louisville, KY
Certificate issued
2020-10-13
Airworthiness date
1986-01-15
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAF8B6
Mode S (octal)
52574266
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N806FT.
  • 1986-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N806FT

N806FT is a 1985 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number K80-001. It is registered to an individual in Louisville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 15, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N806FT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-10-11 Accident · Frankfort NTSB · DCA84RA002
Reported aircraft: Boeing 747-200F — a different aircraft that carried the N806FT registration before this airframe.

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.