Glider

N9040S

1979 Homebuilt HP-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
43
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pack Flight Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Groveland, FL
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Registration record

N9040S on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt HP-18
Serial
43
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Pack Flight Services LLC
Groveland, FL
Certificate issued
2020-02-27
Airworthiness date
2020-09-08
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC8071
Mode S (octal)
53100161
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2020-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N9040S.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N9040S

N9040S is a 1979 Homebuilt HP-18, serial number 43. The FAA register lists Pack Flight Services LLC as the registrant in Groveland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 8, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9040S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9040S.

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.