# N518DT: 2016 David L Thompson CAVALON, registration cancelled 2023-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [David L Thompson CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-l-thompson-cavalon) (registry code 056349F)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: V00251
- Year built: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Autogyro Gmbh CAVALON
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2016
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2016
- Last registry action: December 11, 2021
- Mode S code: A67F84
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Benson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Benson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1675° N, 110.4119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85602, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DT-2023-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 David L Thompson CAVALON: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-l-thompson-cavalon.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 WPR23LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA085), Dec 19, 2022: Auto-Gyro Cavalon (N518DT), Benson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control on takeoff, which resulted in the collapse of the nose wheel strut and a runway excursion.

## 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 20221219020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221219020519A), Dec 19, 2022: David L Thompson CAVALON (N518DT), Benson, AZ, Substantial damage. On 12/19/2022 at approximately 0930 MST, an amateur built Cavalon gyroplane prepared for takeoff at Benson Municipal Airport (E95). VMC conditions and calm to…

## Other aircraft with N518DT

- [Cancelled 2015-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DT-2015-01-12): David L Thompson CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0711-2894, built 2012. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Thompson David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20DAVID%20L), [Benson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Benson)

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