Aircraft Description
N785EL is a 1985 Ludtke Edwardl THORP T-18, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Registration Pending in Sekiu, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 12, 1986. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N785EL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAA388 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N785EL was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 48.1037, -123.3846 on January 19, 2026. The FAA registry record for N785EL was last updated on February 6, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Ludtke Edwardl is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Ludtke Edwardl aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the THORP T-18 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N785EL. 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