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Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1976 Thorp T-18 · Lycoming 0-290 series

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Cancelled: November 15, 2012
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 495
Year built: 1976
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: 4 cycle
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: April 2, 1980
Certificate issued: April 28, 1983
Last registry action: July 1, 1989
Mode S code: A4A948
Owners when cancelled: Vandenbos Cornelius M Vandenbos Eleanore M
Location: Bensonville, IL
Owner type: Co-owned

Airframe modelThorp T-18ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming 0-290 seriesTCDS E-229 · 4 cycle

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N4PV and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CHI92DEE02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportSchaumburg, ILShorting of condensers on both magnetos. A factor was inadequate maintenance servicing of the airplane by other maintneance personnel.Jun 13, 1992 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N4PV and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19920613019869AForced/Precautionary Landing · Chicago/Schaumb, ILEngine quit on takeoff. Crash landed in a pond. Both mags inop. Shorted. Burned pitted points. Mags corroded.Jun 13, 1992 · Destroyed Incident 19901019054189ILevel Off Touchdown · Chicago/West Ch, ILPilot over corrected with forward pitch on landing. Propeller struck runway.Oct 19, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19860828053009IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · West Chicago, ILVeered off side of runway after crosswind landing. Touchdown was left of center line of runway.Aug 28, 1986 · Minor damage