# N218DT: Thompson David R QUICKIE QZ, registration cancelled 2004-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thompson David R QUICKIE QZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-david-r-quickie-qz) (registry code 05610IX)
- Serial number: 2173
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Quickie Aircraft Corp QUICKIE Q2
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2000
- Last registry action: October 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A1D797
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218DT-2004-01-22

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 Thompson David R QUICKIE QZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-david-r-quickie-qz.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 LAX03LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA237), Jul 20, 2003: Thompson Quickie Q2 (N218DT), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent entry into a pilot induced oscillation and failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff initial climb. A contributing factor was the pilot's likely impairment by an…

## 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 20030720020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720020719A), Jul 20, 2003: Amtr QUICKIE2 (N218DT), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Amateur-built experimental category aircraft was attempting maiden flight. Weather conditions were clear with light winds. Builder/pilot was sole…

## Other aircraft with N218DT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DT): Douglas S Bartlett RV-14A, S/N 140537, built 2020

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