# N9675Z: 1964 Thorp T-18, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Thorp T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-t-18) (registry code 89510TA)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 01
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 4, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1964
- Last registry action: January 10, 1987
- Mode S code: AD7946
- Owner when cancelled: [Warwick Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARWICK%20BILL)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9675Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9675Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9675Z-2013-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Thorp T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 LAX89DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ05), Feb 22, 1989: Warwick Thorp T-18 (N9675Z), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNEVEN RUNWAY & THE DITCH.

## 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 19890222002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002489A), Feb 22, 1989: Amtrth THORPT18 (N9675Z), Aguila, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost control after hitting a rise on the runway on landing. Veered off into ditch. Nosed over. Failed to go around.

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