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N89SB

Bauer Fred Jr/Bec Inc THORP T-18

Valid Kansas

N89SB is a Bauer Fred Jr/Bec Inc THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1981. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mayetta, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 8, 2008 and expires on March 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 31, 1981.

Aircraft

Maker
Bauer Fred Jr/Bec Inc
Model
THORP T-18
Serial number
1337
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-320 SERIES · 150 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1981
Transponder code
AC448D (octal 53042215)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 8, 2008
Expires
March 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 31, 1981
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00281751

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hicks Patrick R
Type
Individual
Address
16274 150Th Rd
Mayetta, KS 66509-8783

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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