N78DH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hirsch THORP T-18 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N78DH is reserved by a private party since October 3, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on August 3, 2026.
Hirsch THORP T-18 cancelled October 24, 2013
- Serial number
- T-18-125
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 18, 2006
- Last FAA action
- September 14, 2009
- Last owner
- Sokoloff Roger L (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N78DH
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hirsch Thorp T-18 · serial 125
The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery and improper use of the flight controls that resulted in a porpoise and a nose over.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site