# N693RB: 1979 Bender THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2010-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bender THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951019)
- 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: 693
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2006
- Last registry action: November 12, 2009
- Mode S code: A93754
- Owner when cancelled: [Bender Richard R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENDER%20RICHARD%20R%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Winter Haven, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Haven)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0510° N, 81.7025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33881, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=693RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693RB-2010-01-12

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 Bender THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-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 CHI82DA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA292), Aug 3, 1982: Thorp T-18 (N693RB), Geneva, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N693RB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693RB): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, S/N 40.NC130, built 2021

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