{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"1991-06-25","airworthiness_ops":"Amateur built","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2023-02-03","city":"SHELBYVILLE","country_code":"US","county_code":"173","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41508","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-320 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2030-02-28","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-02-08","maker":"Simpson William S","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"SIMPSON WILLIAM S","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"89510U8","mode_s_code":"52722616","mode_s_hex":"ABA58E","model":"THORP T-18","n_number":"N85FT","name":"SPAIN RYAN D","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N85FT is a Simpson William S THORP T-18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1991. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Shelbyville, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 3, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 25, 1991.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"SIMPSON 1","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IL","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1321 W NORTH 2ND ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00565311","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N85FT","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1991,"zip":"625651223"}