# N111GC: Crawford-Gordon THORP T-18, registration cancelled 1992-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Crawford-Gordon THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-gordon-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510D1)
- Serial number: 387
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1989
- Last registry action: September 21, 1992
- Mode S code: A03083
- Owner when cancelled: [Gordon Crawford Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20CRAWFORD%20CO)
- Location: [Beaverton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Beaverton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4914° N, 122.8040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97005, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=111GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111GC-1992-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Crawford-Gordon THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/crawford-gordon-thorp-t-18.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA030), Dec 16, 1989: Crawford-Gordon Thorp T-18 (N111GC), Austin, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER MAJOR ALTERATION PERFORMED BY THE PILOT. AS A RESULT OF THIS MODIFICATION, THE PROPELLER FAILED IN FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19891215051329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215051329A), Dec 15, 1989: Amtrth THORPT18 (N111GC), Austin, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed and burned in mountainous area. Prop blade had failed due to fatigue. Prop had been modified below standards

## Other aircraft with N111GC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111GC): Yakovlev YAK 52, S/N 877815

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