# N26CK: 1983 ECK Russell THORP T 18, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [ECK Russell THORP T 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/eck-russell-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510JH)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 003
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1987
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A27CE0
- Owner when cancelled: [Harris Scott K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20SCOTT%20K)
- Location: [Redondo Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redondo%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8300° N, 118.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90277, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26CK-2012-12-11

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 ECK Russell THORP T 18: https://openairdocs.org/model/eck-russell-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 LAX87LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA158), Mar 28, 1987: Thorp T-18 (N26CK), Riverside, CA, destroyed

## 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 19870327007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327007479A), Mar 27, 1987: Amtrth THORPT18 (N26CK), Riverside, CA, Destroyed. Fuel primer leaked fuel on pilots feet. Fire erupted, pilot bailed out. Had previous problem of leaking primer.

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