# N8AL: 1982 Bosonetto Allen R. THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2011-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bosonetto Allen R. THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/bosonetto-allen-r-thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510F1)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 238
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2010
- Last registry action: September 29, 2010
- Mode S code: AADD36
- Owner when cancelled: [Charles Patrick L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20PATRICK%20L)
- Location: [Canton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Canton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2861° N, 83.4871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48188, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AL-2011-10-19

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 Bosonetto Allen R. THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/bosonetto-allen-r-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 CEN11FA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA431), Jun 29, 2011: Bosonetto Thorp T-18 (N8AL), Howell, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control and airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.

## 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 20110629018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629018199A), Jun 29, 2011: Bosonetto Allen R THORP T-18 (N8AL), Howell, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flight was for a regulatory flight review for PIC (his flight review expired in April 2011). Flight departed 1D2 at approximately 1830 local and proceeded to…

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