# N1518: American USA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American USA](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-usa) (registry code 05601BT, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 2004
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A0D156
- Registered owner: [Pinkston Milton D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINKSTON%20MILTON%20D)
- Location: [Saint John, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Saint%20John)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0360° N, 98.7952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67576, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1518

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 (American USA)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 DEN05IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05IA025), Nov 12, 2004: Blair-American USA (N1518), Fort Collins, CO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: the Blair-American and the Cessna pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and student pilot's failure to give right-of-way to a landing aircraft, which resulted in a runway incursion and subsequent…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1518.

## 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.

## Related

- Other American USA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-usa/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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