# N8118G: 2005 Smith John C ULTRAPUP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith John C ULTRAPUP](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-john-c-ultrapup) (registry code 05621P4, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: A01
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2006
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AB108A
- Registered owner: [Smith John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Shiloh, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Shiloh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9510° N, 82.5207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44878, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8118G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8118G

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 (Smith John C ULTRAPUP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8118G.

## NTSB investigations on N8118G not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX01LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA043), Nov 16, 2000: Cessna 210K (N8118G), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the internal cam gear in the remanufactured engine. A factor was the congested obstacles in the forced landing area.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8118G.

## Reports on N8118G not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8118G, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20001116025349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001116025349A), Nov 16, 2000: Cessna 210K (N8118G), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 16, 2000, at about 1830 I visited ventura fair grounds, CA. To investigate the accident of a Cessna 210K, N8118G, that lost engine power and…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Smith John C ULTRAPUP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-john-c-ultrapup/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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