# N18TN: 1991 Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M, registration cancelled 2012-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M](https://openairdocs.org/model/nappi-tito-c-lancair-235m) (registry code 056183P)
- 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: 117
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1991
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2002
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A14009
- Owner when cancelled: [Plodzien Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLODZIEN%20THOMAS%20F)
- Location: [Monee, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Monee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4176° N, 87.7786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60449, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18TN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18TN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18TN-2012-12-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M: https://openairdocs.org/model/nappi-tito-c-lancair-235m.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000630), Jun 26, 2012: UNKNOWN. FIRE. ACFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE AND RESULTING POST CRASH FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN IG

## 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 CEN12FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA395), Jun 26, 2012: Nappi Tito C Lancair 235M (N18TN), Monroe Center, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight fire for a reason that could not be determined due to extensive damage from the fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120626013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626013849A), Jun 26, 2012: Nappi Tito C LANCAIR 235M (N18TN), Monroe Center, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N18TN was inbound to Rockford (rfd). During descent, aircraft encountered an in-flight fire. Aircraft crash-landed in a cornfield. In-flight fire continued…
- [Incident 20040712020159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712020159I), Jul 12, 2004: Amtr LANCAIR235M (N18TN), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while in a taxi mode the nose gear collapsed. Minor damage to propeller tips, no other damage to aircraft. Further inspection of nose…

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