# N905AS: Air & Space America 18A, registration cancelled 2012-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Air & Space America 18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (registry code 0440104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-9
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1998
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: AC81D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Farrington Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARRINGTON%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0048° N, 88.5779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42003, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N905AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=905AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N905AS-2012-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Air & Space America 18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a.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 MIA00LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA133), Apr 13, 2000: Air & Space. 18A (N905AS), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight loss of control while maneuvering for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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 20000414006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414006189A), Apr 14, 2000: N905AS, Lakeland, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot had made two trips around pattern, on 3rd trip. During the turn to final approach, the gyroplane continued the turn, bank, and descent until impact…

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