# N4018: Swanson TINKERTOT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Swanson TINKERTOT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-tinkertot) (registry code 0560812, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A4B3C8
- Registered owner: [Lee Brian P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20BRIAN%20P)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3671° N, 122.1997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98030, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4018

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Swanson TINKERTOT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4018.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4018.

## 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 N4018

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4018 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018-1930-03-14): Curtiss Airplane & Motor CURTISS JN, S/N 44410. Owner: [Mcintyre D A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCINTYRE%20D%20A), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

## Related

- Other Swanson TINKERTOT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-tinkertot/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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