Single-engine piston

N918V

1978 Homebuilt Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
SS-001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Milwaukie, OR
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Registration record

N918V on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Skybolt
Serial
SS-001
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Milwaukie, OR
Certificate issued
2007-02-28
Airworthiness date
1980-04-15
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACB63E
Mode S (octal)
53133076
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).
  • 2011-10-07
    N918V previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glastar GS-1 (s/n 5219); cancelled.
  • 2007-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N918V to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1931-08-26
    N918V previously assigned to a Bird CK (s/n 4016); cancelled.
Overview

About N918V

N918V is a 1978 Homebuilt Skybolt, serial number SS-001. It is registered to an individual in Milwaukie, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2007 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N918V. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-03-20 Accident · Lapeer, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI99LA113
Reported aircraft: Delong Glastar GS-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N918V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain compensation for wind conditions. Factors to the accident were the crosswind condition and the presence of trees along the runway.
1964-05-14 Accident · Allentown Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1278
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland 104 — a different aircraft that carried the N918V registration before this airframe.

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.