Single-engine piston

N88BW

1976 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
817
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
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Registration record

N88BW on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
817
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2025-09-25
Airworthiness date
2026-03-02
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC1BAA
Mode S (octal)
53015652
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N88BW.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N88BW

N88BW is a 1976 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 817. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 2, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88BW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88BW.

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.