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N5822M

Vangordon Jeffery L THORP T-18

N5822M is a Vangordon Jeffery L THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1984. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 12, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 22, 1984.

Aircraft

Maker
Vangordon Jeffery L
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
01
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1984
Transponder code
A78000 (octal 51700000)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 12, 2023
Expires
June 30, 2030
Last FAA action
June 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 22, 1984
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00431645

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kuenzi Steven M
Type
Individual
Address
18 Lady Of The Mountain Rd
Alamogordo, NM 88310-9506

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Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

1972-06-05Cessna 340 · exported to Australia · Valid registration

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