# N618V: 1996 Johnson Garret W MERLIN GT, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Johnson Garret W MERLIN GT](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-garret-w-merlin-gt) (registry code 05602RA)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 95052
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2007
- Last registry action: July 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A80E51
- Owner when cancelled: [Shackelford Marvin G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHACKELFORD%20MARVIN%20G)
- Location: [Marion, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Marion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2142° N, 90.1879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72364, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=618V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618V-2018-02-15

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 Johnson Garret W MERLIN GT: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-garret-w-merlin-gt.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 ERA13LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA323), Jul 17, 2013: Johnson Garret W Merlin GT (N618V), Collierville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination due to postcrash fire damage.

## 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 20130717014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717014679A), Jul 17, 2013: Johnson Garret W MERLIN GT (N618V), Collierville, TN, Destroyed. On July 17th 2013, at approximately 1600, the pilot in command (PIC) of N618V model merlin sn 95052 and his passenger was taking off from Colonial Airpark out…

## Other aircraft with N618V

- [Cancelled 1970-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618V-1970-06-19): Beech K35, S/N D-6122. Owner: [Sears Harold W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEARS%20HAROLD%20W), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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