Single-engine piston

N8RK

1974 Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
716
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Midland, MI
Registration record

N8RK on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
716
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Midland, MI
Certificate issued
1998-08-10
Airworthiness date
1979-07-18
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADEAC
Mode S (octal)
52557254
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8RK.
  • 1979-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N8RK

N8RK is a 1974 Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 716. It is registered to an individual in Midland, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 1998 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 July 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8RK.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8RK.

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.