Single-engine piston

N988X

1996 Homebuilt Titan Tornado

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
D95912S0HK0181
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hessmer, LA
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Registration record

N988X on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Titan Tornado
Serial
D95912S0HK0181
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hessmer, LA
Certificate issued
2025-09-25
Airworthiness date
1996-11-22
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADCAE9
Mode S (octal)
53345351
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).
  • 2025-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N988X to the current registrant.
  • 1996-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1988-08-05
    N988X previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 513); cancelled.
Overview

About N988X

N988X is a 1996 Homebuilt Titan Tornado, serial number D95912S0HK0181. It is registered to an individual in Hessmer, Louisiana. 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 Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 22, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N988X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-08-29 Accident · Litchfld Park,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2372
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N988X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ABD.

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.