# N2056: Kerr THORP T-18, registration cancelled 1988-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Kerr THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951027)
- Serial number: 474
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1A7C0
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2056
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2056-1988-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Kerr THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-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 SEA86FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA165), Jul 11, 1986: Thorp T-18 (N2056), Richland, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19860711032059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711032059A), Jul 11, 1986: Amtrth THORPT18 (N2056), Richland, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Approaching an uncontrolled airport to land, ground observer reported aircraft in a spin prior to impact.

## Other aircraft with N2056

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2056): Kerr John Lee THORP T-18, S/N K2, built 2004
- [Cancelled 1954-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2056-1954-12-16): Travel Air 4000, S/N 184, built 1928. Owner: [Vaughan Asahel William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAUGHAN%20ASAHEL%20WILLIAM), [Goldsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Goldsboro)

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