# N2043: Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 1972-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TU)
- Serial number: 8
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1970
- Mode S code: A1A3A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Ulbrich Gerd Fritz](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ULBRICH%20GERD%20FRITZ)
- Location: [Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043-1972-04-10

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 DEN72FTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTM11), Mar 5, 1972: Thorp T-18 (N2043), Kearns, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2043

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043): Maule MX-7-180C, S/N 28008C, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1930-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043-1930-03-27): Lincoln STANDARD 5, S/N 95, built 1927. Owner: [Anderson Warren](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20WARREN), [Sioux City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Sioux%20City)

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