# N8018B: Gifford David B EXPERIMENTAL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gifford David B EXPERIMENTAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/gifford-david-b-experimental) (registry code 05637G6, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2018
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AAE906
- Registered owner: [Gifford David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [South Dartmouth, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/South%20Dartmouth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5531° N, 70.9715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02748, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8018B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8018B

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gifford David B EXPERIMENTAL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8018B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8018B.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N8018B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8018B before.

- [Cancelled 1957-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8018B-1957-06-13): Cessna 172, S/N 29818. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Gifford David B EXPERIMENTAL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gifford-david-b-experimental/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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