# N218BL: 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: August 2, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218BL

## Aircraft that carried N218BL

- [Cancelled 2020-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218BL-2020-08-02): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-1780, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Winner Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINNER%20ROBERT%20A), [Marlton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Marlton)

## NTSB investigations on N218BL (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 ERA18FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA167), Jun 13, 2018: Raytheon 58 (N218BL), Springfield Township, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control due to spatial disorientation while climbing after departure in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N218BL (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 20180613007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613007849A), Jun 13, 2018: Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 (N218BL), Springfield, NJ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot was on an IFR flight from vay to hya. Low IMC conditions existed at departure, < 400' ceiling. Approximately 4 minutes after takeoff from vay and at…

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