# N18PG: Gordon Gilchrist PA14 EXP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gordon Gilchrist PA14 EXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-gilchrist-pa14-exp) (registry code 05635BK, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Aerosport O-375-A2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-375-a2a) (registry code 01399)
- Serial number: 2016-1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2016
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A13F9F
- Registered owner: [Davis Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Kenai, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kenai)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.8349° N, 150.7241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99611, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18PG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18PG

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 (Gordon Gilchrist PA14 EXP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerosport O-375-A2A)

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 CEN16LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA305), Aug 4, 2016: Gilchrist PA14EXP (N18PG), Sparta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, since postaccident examination revealed no malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160804018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160804018369A), Aug 4, 2016: Gordon Gilchrist PA14 EXP (N18PG), Sparta, MI, Substantial damage. On August 4, 2016 about 2020 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built PA-14EXP amphibious aircraft, N18PH, sustained substantial damage when it…

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N18PG

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18PG before.

- [Cancelled 2011-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18PG-2011-02-08): Jones THORP T-18C, S/N 1021. Assigned, pending cancellation

## Related

- Other Gordon Gilchrist PA14 EXP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-gilchrist-pa14-exp/aircraft.md
- The Aerosport O-375-A2A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-375-a2a.md

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