Aircraft Description
N45MD is a 1978 Kopp-herschel THORP T18, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Registration Pending in Tucson, AZ. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 11, 1980. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N45MD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A570DA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N45MD was last tracked by AviatorDB near Marana Regional Airport (KAVQ) on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N45MD was last updated on December 17, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Kopp-herschel is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Kopp-herschel aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the THORP T18 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N45MD. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC