Single-engine piston

N8518F

1980 Homebuilt Pterodactyl NFL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
80NFL69
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ida, LA
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Registration record

N8518F on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Pterodactyl NFL
Serial
80NFL69
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ida, LA
Certificate issued
2011-08-09
Airworthiness date
1981-02-06
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABAE85
Mode S (octal)
52727205
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518F to the current registrant.
  • 1981-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1967-07-30
    N8518F previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 (s/n 3384); cancelled.
Overview

About N8518F

N8518F is a 1980 Homebuilt Pterodactyl NFL, serial number 80NFL69. It is registered to an individual in Ida, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 6, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8518F. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-30 Accident · Rufus,Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0821
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8518F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 0 FT INTERVALS.ALSO SHOWN ON SECTIONAL AERO CHART.
1966-10-08 Accident · Cle Elum Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0924
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N8518F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG TO 40 KTS. TAIL OF ACFT SWUNG INTO BANK.

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.