Single-engine piston

N9ET

Homebuilt Thorp T-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
312
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Athens, TX
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Registration record

N9ET on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Thorp T-18
Serial
312
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Athens, TX
Certificate issued
2024-08-21
Airworthiness date
2000-06-07
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6AF0
Mode S (octal)
53065360
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N9ET to the current registrant.
  • 2008-09-18
    N9ET previously assigned to a Beechcraft 36 Bonanza 36 (s/n E-85); cancelled.
  • 2000-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N9ET

N9ET is a Homebuilt Thorp T-18, serial number 312. It is registered to an individual in Athens, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 7, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9ET. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-08-06 Accident · Jean, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX07CA244
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 36 — a different aircraft that carried the N9ET registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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.