# N18MA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 27, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18MA

## Aircraft that carried N18MA

- [Cancelled 2022-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18MA-2022-10-27): Schleicher ASW-20C, S/N 20844, built 1986. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- [Cancelled 2009-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18MA-2009-07-09): Bell-Mid-America Helicopters 47J, S/N 1833, built 1975. Registration revoked. Owner: [Mid America Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20AMERICA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)

## NTSB investigations on N18MA (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 WPR21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA040), Nov 7, 2020: Schleicher ASW20C (N18MA), Clayton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots of each glider to see an avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18MA (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 20201107020572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107020572A), Nov 7, 2020: Schleicher ASW-20C (N18MA), Walnut Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Walnut Creek, CA: mid-air collision reported by ntsb/hicks @ 2038PST when N81KP, Schleicher and N18MA, Schleicher collided. N81KP and N18MA gliders collided…

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