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N18WC

Cancelled 1997

Deregistered aircraft · Cunningham W E ROTORWAY EXEC

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Cancelled: January 17, 1997
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: WPC001
Type: Rotorcraft
Certificate issued: February 27, 1991
Last registry action: May 18, 1994
Mode S code: A1404A
Owner when cancelled: Cunningham William E
Location: Napa, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelCunningham W E ROTORWAY EXECADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N18WC and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX97LA014Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMather, CAexcessive maneuvering by the pilot, which allowed the main rotor blades to contact and sever the tail rotor system and allowed mast bumping to occur.Oct 13, 1996 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N18WC and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19961013031979APractice Training Manuevers · Sacramento, CAHelicopter made hard left turn, followed by hard right, main rotor struck tail rotor. Crashed and burned. (.19) on October 12, 1996, at 1755 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental rotorway exec helicopter, N18WC, crashed at Mather airport, Mather,…Oct 13, 1996 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N18WC · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N18WC is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowElkins James D KOMPRESS · S/N 38Registered now · Built 2000 · Sale Reported, Sigmaringen