# N215CK: 1969 Wallace Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wallace Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/wallace-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510UT)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JSW310
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1991
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A1CC51
- Owner when cancelled: [Kenny Charles F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNY%20CHARLES%20F)
- Location: [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.7158° N, 80.0668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=215CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215CK-2012-10-18

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 Wallace Thorp T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/wallace-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 MIA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA105), Mar 27, 1994: Wallace Thorp  T-18 (N215CK), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S EXCEEDING THE DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD ATTACH FITTING. THIS RESULTED IN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE…

## 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 19940327007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327007829A), Mar 27, 1994: Amtrth THORPT18 (N215CK), Boynton Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing and tail surfaces separated in flight. Observed spinning to impact. Overstressed airframe. Possible aerobatics

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