# N118CK: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 26, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118CK

## Aircraft that carried N118CK

- [Cancelled 2023-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118CK-2023-04-26): Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18, S/N 1275, built 1980. Owner: [Avans George L Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVANS%20GEORGE%20L%20TRUSTEE), [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)

## NTSB investigations on N118CK (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA134), Mar 1, 2009: Kreps Thorp T-18-C (N118CK), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control due to the fatigue failure of a tubular steel gear leg along a corroded weld line.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N118CK (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20090228003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228003669A), Feb 28, 2009: Kreps T18 (N118CK), Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspected aircraft and found "a" frame weld at the left gear had failed due to corrosion and metal fatigue. Pilot had no control when left gear collapsed…

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