# N18840: 1981 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82c) (registry code 2801006, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1317
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1989
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1994
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A16161
- Registered owner: [Cavanaugh Collection Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVANAUGH%20COLLECTION%20INC)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, 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=18840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18840

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 (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N18840.

## NTSB investigations on N18840 not matched to an aircraft (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 IAD78FIG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG08), May 25, 1978: Dehavilland DH82C (N18840), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N18840.

## Reports on N18840 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N18840, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19780525011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525011469A), May 25, 1978: Dhavxx DH89AROBRT (N18840), Cumberland, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot used unleaded automotive gasoline.

## 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 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82c/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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