# N218MC: 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: August 15, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218MC

## Aircraft that carried N218MC

- [Cancelled 2025-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218MC-2025-08-15): DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO V2.0, S/N 11UCF7G0A50614. Owner: [Manatee County Florida Govt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANATEE%20COUNTY%20FLORIDA%20GOVT), [Bradenton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bradenton)
- [Cancelled 2011-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218MC-2011-01-26): Christen Industries PITTS S-1T, S/N 1041. Exported to Turkey. Owner: [Graham David Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20DAVID%20RAY), [Kaysville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Kaysville)

## NTSB investigations on N218MC (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 MIA93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA088), Mar 21, 1993: Christen Industries Pitts S1-T (N218MC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER DESIGNED INTAKE TUBE AND AIR FILTER BY THE NONMECHANIC RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHICH RESULTED IN MOISTURE BUILD UP AND COLLAPSE OF THE AIR FILTER, WHICH RESULTED IN…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N218MC (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 19930321005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930321005679A), Mar 21, 1993: Child S1TPITTS (N218MC), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Crash landed on side of runway. Had installed wrong engine air intake. Cut off air to engine

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