# N18DT: Margeson/Heidebrink VANS RV-3, registration cancelled 1997-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Margeson/Heidebrink VANS RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/margeson-heidebrink-vans-rv-3) (registry code 05608X8)
- Serial number: 459
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1990
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A13EB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8003° N, 119.8009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93704, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18DT-1997-01-17

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 Margeson/Heidebrink VANS RV-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/margeson-heidebrink-vans-rv-3.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 LAX95LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA258), Jul 20, 1995: Margeson/Heidebrink Vans RV-3 (N18DT), Corcoran, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19950720019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950720019189A), Jul 20, 1995: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N18DT), Corcoran, CA, Destroyed. Lost power glided to field. Pulled up at low altitude. Stalled and spun in. Water, dirt in fuel.

## Other aircraft with N18DT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18DT): American Champion 7GCAA, S/N 431-99

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