# N9918C: 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: January 18, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9918C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9918C

## Aircraft that carried N9918C

- [Cancelled 2017-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9918C-2017-01-18): Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F, S/N S-22, built 1959. First renewal notice. Owner: [Spencer Douglas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCER%20DOUGLAS%20J), [Greenwood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Greenwood)

## NTSB investigations on N9918C (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 WPR16LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA004), Oct 7, 2015: Silvaire Luscombe 8F (N9918C), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9918C (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 20151007021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151007021869A), Oct 7, 2015: Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F (N9918C), Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. During a flight review the pilot was demonstrating landings and lost control of the aircraft causing an accident.

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