# N25VP: 1975 Ferdon THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Ferdon THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/ferdon-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951074)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 07
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1980
- Last registry action: February 23, 2015
- Mode S code: A2570E
- Location: [San Rafael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Rafael)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9807° N, 122.5006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25VP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25VP-2018-05-30

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 Ferdon THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/ferdon-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 WPR15CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA066), Dec 20, 2014: Ferdon Thorp T 18 (N25VP), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident are an inadequate modification to the seat position, and the pilot's failure to check flight controls for freedom and…

## 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 20141220023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141220023769A), Dec 20, 2014: Ferdon THORP T-18 (N25VP), San Rafael, CA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Purchased aircraft N25VP a month prior to the event. The aircraft had received a conditional inspection a month prior and was found to…

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