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N78NP

Palumbo Nathan M THORP T-18

Valid Texas

N78NP is a Palumbo Nathan M THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lufkin, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 20, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 2, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Palumbo Nathan M
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
444
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2002
Transponder code
AA8F67 (octal 52507547)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 20, 2023
Expires
December 31, 2030
Last FAA action
December 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 2, 2002
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00973864

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Heaton Justin
Type
Individual
Address
331 Allentown Loop
Lufkin, TX 75904-4100

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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