# N518W: 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: July 1, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518W

## Aircraft that carried N518W

- [Cancelled 2014-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518W-2014-07-01): Whitlock Guy E ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, S/N 6618, built 2003. Exported to El Salvador. Owner: [Howard Steven C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20STEVEN%20C), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled 1973-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518W-1973-08-24): Pitts SPECIAL, S/N GRW-1. Owner: [Wrathall Grant R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRATHALL%20GRANT%20R%20JR), [Aptos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Aptos)
- [Cancelled 1948-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518W-1948-07-08): Monocoupe 110, S/N 5W58. Owner: [Anderson Evelyne Elsie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20EVELYNE%20ELSIE), [Yuba City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yuba%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N518W (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 DEN04CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA101), Jul 10, 2004: Whitlock Rotorway Exec 162F (N518W), Meeker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the failure of the supercharger.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N518W (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 20040710012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710012599A), Jul 10, 2004: Amtr ROTORWAY162F (N518W), Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Lost power at cruise and initiated autorotation. At approximately one foot above ground level, belt drive system made funny noise, aircraft yawed nearly…

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