N8018T - 1980 Yakovlev Yak 18T Aircraft Registration

N8018T is a 1980 Yakovlev YAK 18T, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Botbol Sacha A in New Paltz, NY. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 15, 2022. The registration certificate was issued on January 5, 2022. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Vedeneyev M14P engine producing 350 horsepower, N8018T is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAE916 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8018T was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.6266, -73.8842 on July 5, 2025. The FAA registry record for N8018T was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Yakovlev Yak-18T, a four-seat aerobatic trainer that became the standard aircraft for Soviet pilot training, first flew in mid-1967. This low-wing monoplane featured retractable tricycle landing gear and was powered by a 360-horsepower Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial engine, accommodating four to five occupants in a fully aerobatic configuration. Measuring 8.18 meters in length with a cruise speed of 145-160 km/h, approximately 750 aircraft were manufactured by the Smolensk Aircraft Plant for the Yakovlev Design Bureau. AviatorDB tracks 226 Yakovlev aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is Y18T.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8018T. 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.