# N2443: 1971 Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 2014-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TX)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 536
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2011
- Last registry action: July 26, 2011
- Mode S code: A2419C
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcclendon Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLENDON%20ASSOCIATES), [Jones Brian W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20BRIAN%20W)
- Location: [Southlake, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Southlake)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9545° N, 97.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76092, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2443
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443-2014-03-17

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 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 CEN12LA566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA566), Aug 21, 2012: Thorp T-18 (N2443), Gilmer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnected metering unit fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## 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 20120821019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120821019029A), Aug 21, 2012: Thorp T-18 (N2443), Gilmer, TX, Destroyed. On August 21, 2012 the aircraft took off from fox-Stephens Field (kjxi) on rwy 18 and upon climb out the engine lost power. The aircraft subsequently crashed…

## Other aircraft with N2443

- [Cancelled 1927-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2443-1927-05-03): Canadian Aeroplane JN4C, S/N A-732. Owner: [J S Phillips](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20S%20PHILLIPS), [Electra, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Electra)

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