# N54WB: 1978 Beswick THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2012-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Beswick THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beswick-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510A8)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1026
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1978
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A6D789
- Owner when cancelled: [Beswick William Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BESWICK%20WILLIAM%20JR)
- Location: [Holland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Holland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8328° N, 86.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49424, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54WB-2012-01-06

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Beswick THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/beswick-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 CEN11FA663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA663), Sep 23, 2011: Thorp T-18 (N54WB), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a semitrailer along the approach path.

## 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 20110923023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923023319A), Sep 23, 2011: Beswick THORP T-18 (N54WB), Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Two pilots in two airplanes were flying together from traverse city, Michigan, airport. Both conducted very low approaches to runway 09 at the Plainwell,…

## Other aircraft with N54WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54WB): DJI AGRAS T100, S/N 1581F8ZLC2587002V8Q5
- [Cancelled 2020-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54WB-2020-09-04): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-8112001, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Broussard Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROUSSARD%20DON), [Lakeway, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lakeway)
- [Cancelled 2000-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54WB-2000-05-24): Berrick William H BERRICK GP-4, S/N 151. Owner: [Berrick William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRICK%20WILLIAM%20H), [Bellevue, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Bellevue)
- [Cancelled 1995-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54WB-1995-01-10): Bouda William P VARI-EZE, S/N 554. Owner: [Bouda William P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUDA%20WILLIAM%20P), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

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