# N118CK: 1980 Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2023-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/kreps-curtis-d-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510F6)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1275
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 4, 2004
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A04A27
- Owner when cancelled: [Avans George L Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVANS%20GEORGE%20L%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6950° N, 116.4060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92260, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118CK-2023-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/kreps-curtis-d-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 WPR09CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA134), Mar 1, 2009: Kreps Thorp T-18-C (N118CK), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control due to the fatigue failure of a tubular steel gear leg along a corroded weld line.

## 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 20090228003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228003669A), Feb 28, 2009: Kreps T18 (N118CK), Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspected aircraft and found "a" frame weld at the left gear had failed due to corrosion and metal fatigue. Pilot had no control when left gear collapsed…

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