# N1947: 1968 Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 1979-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TE)
- Serial number: 6
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1978
- Mode S code: A17A54
- Owner when cancelled: [Hallstrom Ray G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALLSTROM%20RAY%20G)
- Location: [Hurricane, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Hurricane)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1947
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1947
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947-1979-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Thorp T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18.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 SEA79FYP21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP21), May 11, 1979: Thorp T-18 (N1947), Zillah, WA, destroyed

## 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 19790511011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511011449A), May 11, 1979: Amtrth THORPT18 (N1947), Zillah, WA, Substantial damage. Propeller blade failure in flight. Prop was sensenich model M74DM modified for amateur aircraft only.

## Other aircraft with N1947

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1947): Solomon Isaac LONG EZ SAARUS, S/N 001, built 1992
- [Cancelled 1941-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947-1941-01-31): Douglas DC3-G202A, S/N 3272. Owner: [Douglas Aircraft Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY%20INC), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)
- [Cancelled 1933-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947-1933-02-07): Curtiss Wright JN4C, S/N M-708. Owner: [Foster Joe & Paul Parson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20JOE%20%26%20PAUL%20PARSON), [Anderson, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Anderson)

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