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N27DW

Winchester THORP T-18

Valid Illinois

N27DW is a Winchester THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1975. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Olney, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 13, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 23, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Winchester
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
94
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1975
Cruising speed
95 mph
Transponder code
A2A483 (octal 50522203)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 13, 2014
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · January 23, 2007
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00783502

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Fritschle Derek R
Type
Individual
Address
2902 N Shell Rd
Olney, IL 62450-5228

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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