# N9018Y: 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: May 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9018Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018Y

## Aircraft that carried N9018Y

- [Cancelled 2013-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018Y-2013-05-13): Brantly B-2B, S/N 2002, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Murphy Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20RICHARD), [Hanover, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Hanover)
- [Cancelled 1993-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018Y-1993-10-25): Luscombe 8F, S/N 6489. Owner: [Wheeler Bruce A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHEELER%20BRUCE%20A), [Idaho Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Idaho%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N9018Y (2)

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 IAD05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA107), Jul 24, 2005: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N9018Y), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the intermediate tailrotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of directional control at a hover.
- [NTSB SEA82DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYA02), Oct 15, 1981: Luscombe 8F (N9018Y), Howe, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9018Y (2)

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 20050724017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724017949A), Jul 24, 2005: Hynes B2B (N9018Y), Plymouth, MA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot reported that while in hover at two feet AGL, the helicopter began to rotate to the right and tail rotor input was ineffective. As the speed of the…
- [Accident 19811015067459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067459A), Oct 15, 1981: Luscom 8F (N9018Y), Howe, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot sick, elected to land on a road. Crosswind drifted airplane off road. Struck brush trying to go around.

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