# N6GN: Niva THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Niva THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/niva-thorp-t-18) (registry code 8951079)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 364
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1987
- Certificate issued: August 15, 2006
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A7C330
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimbell Charles G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMBELL%20CHARLES%20G)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4395° N, 119.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93110, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6GN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6GN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6GN-2017-06-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Niva THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/niva-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 ATL07LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA116), Aug 19, 2007: Niva Thorp T-18 (N6GN), Wellington, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a partially blocked intake manifold and water contamination of the fuel.

## 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 20070819021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819021749A), Aug 19, 2007: Amtr THORPT18 (N6GN), West Palm Beac, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At approximately 0930 on August 19, 2007, aircraft N6GN, sn: 342, a thorp T-18, departed FD38 on a 14 CFR 91 flight. There were two occupants onboard,…

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