# N4218E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 30, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4218E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4218E

## Aircraft that carried N4218E

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218E-2018-05-30): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-2701, built 2010. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Pelkie, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pelkie)
- [Cancelled 1998-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218E-1998-07-16): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3878A0493. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tomahawk Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMAHAWK%20FLYERS%20INC), [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- [Cancelled 1951-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218E-1951-10-04): Aeronca 11CC, S/N 11CC111. Owner: [Koch John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOCH%20JOHN%20H)

## NTSB investigations on N4218E (2)

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 GAA17CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA030), Oct 18, 2016: Air Tractor AT 502 (N4218E), Paragould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid electrical wires during low-altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a wire strike.
- [NTSB ATL93FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA066), Mar 31, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N4218E), Kennesaw, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT A PROPER RATE OF CLIMB WAS ESTABLISHED AFTER TAKEOFF TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN/OBSTACLES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4218E (2)

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 20161018016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161018016779A), Oct 18, 2016: Air Tractor Inc AT-502B (N4218E), Paragould, AR, Substantial damage. On October 18, 2016 at 0950 CDT, an Air tractor 502B, N4218E, registered to cardinal Air, LLC, struck power lines while conducting aerial application, made…
- [Accident 19930330007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330007469A), Mar 30, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N4218E), Marietta, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Night training touch and goes. Flew into trees and utility pole. Crashed short of runway in a residence yard.

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