# N13118: Duff Douglas Gordon MINI-500, registration cancelled 1998-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Duff Douglas Gordon MINI-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/duff-douglas-gordon-mini-500) (registry code 05603T2)
- Serial number: 0074
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1996
- Last registry action: August 23, 1996
- Mode S code: A08184
- Owner when cancelled: [Duff Douglas G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUFF%20DOUGLAS%20G)
- Location: [Anahola, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Anahola)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 22.1387° N, 159.3711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96703, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13118-1998-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Duff Douglas Gordon MINI-500: https://openairdocs.org/model/duff-douglas-gordon-mini-500.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 LAX97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA150), Apr 17, 1997: Duff MINI-500 (N13118), Lihue, Kauai, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the helicopter flight controls, which resulted in rotor contact with the tail boom and loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of…

## 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 19970416006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416006009A), Apr 16, 1997: Amtr MINI500 (N13118), Lihue, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. No recent dual in type or solo endorsement. Engine tick tick noise. Loose bolts. Abrupt control use. Chopped tail.

## Other aircraft with N13118

- [Cancelled 2026-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13118-2026-06-17): Embraer EMB-145XR, S/N 145675, built 2002. Owner: [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- [Cancelled 1938-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13118-1938-01-17): Taylor J-2, S/N S-557, built 1932. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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