# N18WC: Cunningham W E ROTORWAY EXEC, registration cancelled 1997-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cunningham W E ROTORWAY EXEC](https://openairdocs.org/model/cunningham-w-e-rotorway-exec) (registry code 13017LT)
- Serial number: WPC001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1991
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A1404A
- Owner when cancelled: [Cunningham William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUNNINGHAM%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4006° N, 122.1831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94558, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18WC-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 Cunningham W E ROTORWAY EXEC: https://openairdocs.org/model/cunningham-w-e-rotorway-exec.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 LAX97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA014), Oct 13, 1996: Cunningham Rotorway Exec (N18WC), Mather, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: excessive maneuvering by the pilot, which allowed the main rotor blades to contact and sever the tail rotor system and allowed mast bumping to occur.

## 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 19961013031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013031979A), Oct 13, 1996: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N18WC), Sacramento, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter 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…

## Other aircraft with N18WC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WC): Elkins James D KOMPRESS, S/N 38, built 2000

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