# N18EX: 2023 Thomas Mel Jordan PA18EXP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thomas Mel Jordan PA18EXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-mel-jordan-pa18exp) (registry code 05641TB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Cont IOX370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series) (registry code 17501)
- Serial number: JA003
- Year built: 2023
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 2023
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2023
- Expires: May 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A13ECD
- Registered owner: [Jordan Thomas Mel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JORDAN%20THOMAS%20MEL)
- Location: [Oro Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Oro%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4684° N, 110.9815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85755, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18EX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18EX

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Cont IOX370 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Thomas Mel Jordan PA18EXP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Cont IOX370 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18EX.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18EX.

## Reports on N18EX not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N18EX, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20080814841969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814841969A), Aug 14, 2008: Amtr KOLBMK3 (N18EX), Richland, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After take off from runway 01 the pilot climbed and then leveled off at approx. 200 feet, the pilot began a steep right turn shortly after level off.…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N18EX

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18EX before.

- [Cancelled 2013-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18EX-2013-01-25): Home Built SINGLE PLACE AIRPLAN, S/N 2, built 1997. Owner: [Bigelow Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIGELOW%20CHARLES%20E), [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)

## Related

- Other Thomas Mel Jordan PA18EXP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-mel-jordan-pa18exp/aircraft.md
- The Cont IOX370 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/cont-iox370-series.md

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