# N353: Culbertson THORP T-18, registration cancelled 1997-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Culbertson THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/culbertson-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951022)
- Serial number: 198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1972
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A3EFF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Culbertson Howard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULBERTSON%20HOWARD%20C)
- Location: [Newbury Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newbury%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1734° N, 118.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353-1997-02-20

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 Culbertson THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/culbertson-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 FTW96FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA337), Aug 7, 1996: Culbertson Thorp T-18 (N353), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering. Factors were the high winds and the high density altitude.

## 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 19960807021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021249A), Aug 7, 1996: Amtrth THORPT18 (N353), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Crashed short of runway making unscheduled en route stop at airport. Gusty quartering headwind. Downdraft undershoot (-23) on approach to Double Eagle airport…

## Other aircraft with N353

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353): Tolle Alan E VENTURE MODEL 20, S/N AT-7, built 1999
- [Cancelled 1946-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353-1946-03-01): Mohawk PINTO MLV, S/N 119, built 1928. Owner: [Mcinnis Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCINNIS%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.