# N18KC: 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: June 30, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18KC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18KC

## Aircraft that carried N18KC

- [Cancelled 2017-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18KC-2017-06-30): Thompson James E PITTS S1GT, S/N 003GT. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barron Thomas Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARRON%20THOMAS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N18KC (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 LAX81DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DA028), Dec 29, 1980: Piper PA-44 (N18KC), Oceanside, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18KC (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 19801229089839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801229089839A), Dec 29, 1980: Piper PA44180 (N18KC), Oceanside, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed into ocean while ditching after fuel exhaustion.

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