N85FT
1991 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
N85FT on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-02-28Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2023-02-03Certificate of registration issued as N85FT.
- 1991-06-25Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
About N85FT
N85FT is a 1991 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number SIMPSON 1. It is registered to an individual in Shelbyville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2023 and expires on February 28, 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 June 25, 1991.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85FT.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85FT.
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.
