Single-engine piston

N8518Q

Homebuilt EL Buteo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Naknek, AK
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Registration record

N8518Q on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt EL Buteo
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Naknek, AK
Certificate issued
2022-08-09
Airworthiness date
1983-10-28
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABAE8E
Mode S (octal)
52727216
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518Q to the current registrant.
  • 1983-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1979-11-06
    N8518Q previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18503724); cancelled.
Overview

About N8518Q

N8518Q is a Homebuilt EL Buteo, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Naknek, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 28, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8518Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8518Q.

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.