# N61918: 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: February 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61918
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61918

## Aircraft that carried N61918

- [Cancelled 2013-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61918-2013-02-11): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264884, built 1975. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61918-1965-05-22): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 3143, built 1942. Owner: [Craig Melvin G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAIG%20MELVIN%20G), [Dyer, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Dyer)

## NTSB investigations on N61918 (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 DEN90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA075), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172 (N61918), Elkhorn, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT IN TERRAIN AND CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE AIRPLANE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61918 (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 19900318004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318004689A), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172M (N61918), Elkhorn, MT, Substantial damage. Flew into box canyon too low and slow. Encountered downdraft,unable to clear rising terrain or turn, struck trees.

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