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N243X

Borden Charles R THORP T-18

Valid Kentucky

N243X is a Borden Charles R THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Franklin, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 1, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated March 24, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Borden Charles R
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
160
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A23D31 (octal 50436461)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 1, 2026
Expires
July 31, 2033
Last FAA action
July 1, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · March 24, 1998
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00096721

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Williamson Lee E
Type
Individual
Address
4691 Turnertown Rd
Franklin, KY 42134-5921

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data