# N618ER: 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: December 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=618ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618ER

## Aircraft that carried N618ER

- [Cancelled 2018-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618ER-2018-12-19): Riggs Kenneth W T-BIRD II, S/N 90062000. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)

## NTSB investigations on N618ER (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 CEN18LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA027), Nov 5, 2017: Riggs Kenneth W T Bird II (N618ER), St Mary's, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a propeller failure when the passenger’s hat exited the cockpit and impacted the three-bladed pusher propeller, separating one of the propeller blades.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N618ER (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 20171105018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171105018279A), Nov 5, 2017: Riggs Kenneth W T-BIRD II (N618ER), St. Marys, KS, Substantial damage. On November 5, 2017, N618ER departed from a private grass airfield in St. Marys, Kansas on a part 91 flight in the local area. According to the pilot and…

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