# N98WB: 1993 Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18, registration cancelled 2004-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/bertrand-wf-warner-dc-thorp-t-18) (registry code 05620MN)
- 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: 524
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1993
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: ADAAC1
- Owner when cancelled: [Bertrand William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTRAND%20WILLIAM%20F)
- Location: [Harrison, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Harrison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0521° N, 84.8374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48625, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98WB-2004-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Bertrand Wf/Warner DC THORP T-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/bertrand-wf-warner-dc-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 ANC04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA022), Feb 14, 2004: Bertrand/Warner Thorp T-18 (N98WB), Crescent City, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors associated with the accident were fog and low ceilings.

## 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 20040214013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214013739A), Feb 14, 2004: Amtr THORPT18 (N98WB), Cresent City, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted] departed from new smyra beach, FL. Airport at approx. 10:00AM on 02/14/2004 under IFR conditions. Metar-sgj 141635 z 01005KT 1/2SM…

## Other aircraft with N98WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98WB): Florida Helicopter HUMMINGBIRD 260L, S/N 622, built 2012

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