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N53PD

Eby David R THORP T-18

Valid Texas

N53PD is an Eby David R THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1987. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Valley View, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 12, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 5, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Eby David R
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
1202
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-320-D2A · 160 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1987
Transponder code
A6AF5D (octal 51527535)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 12, 2023
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 5, 2007
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00701956

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hume James W
Type
Individual
Address
260 Hemming Rd
Valley View, TX 76272-7821

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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