# N493TK: 1977 Gautier THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2015-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gautier THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/gautier-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951062)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 493
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Last registry action: October 14, 2014
- Mode S code: A61CF0
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493TK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493TK-2015-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Gautier THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/gautier-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 CHI79DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP02), Oct 6, 1978: Thorp T-18 (N493TK), Middleton, WI, destroyed

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