# N372RB: Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 1972-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TF)
- Serial number: 72
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1968
- Mode S code: A43CB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Basye Russell E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BASYE%20RUSSELL%20E)
- Location: [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N372RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=372RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N372RB-1972-02-28

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 OAK70FVA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVA14), May 2, 1970: Thorpe T-18 (N372RB), Huntington Lk, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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