# N318BA: 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: March 12, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=318BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N318BA

## Aircraft that carried N318BA

- [Cancelled 2018-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318BA-2018-03-12): Let L 33 SOLO, S/N 970418, built 1997. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

## NTSB investigations on N318BA (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 ERA14LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA199), Apr 13, 2014: Aircraft Industries A.S. L33 Solo (N318BA), Bunn, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while approaching the airport, which resulted in a stall/mush.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N318BA (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 20140413004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140413004529A), Apr 13, 2014: Let L 33 SOLO (N318BA), Zebulon, NC, Substantial damage. N318BA was towed aloft by a Cessna 172M flown by tow pilot [privacy data omitted]. Earlier flights reported plenty of thermals, cloud bases of 5500 feet, and…

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