# Morgan Michael L HP 18

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05647UX
- Manufacturer (registry): MORGAN MICHAEL L
- Model: HP 18
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-michael-l-hp-18

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 NYC00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA130), May 7, 2000: Ludeman HP-18 (N67TT), Kutztown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.

## 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 20000507040379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507040379A), May 7, 2000: Amtr HP18 (N67TT), Kutztown, PA, Destroyed. (.4) On may 7, 2000, about 1240 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt HP-18, a glider, N67TT, was substantially damaged during takeoff from the Kutztown airport,…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Nutall Dana HP 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/nutall-dana-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618OB
- [Harrison John C HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/harrison-john-c-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623LK
- [Murrill Robert J HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/murrill-robert-j-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625SU
- [Lovell-Johnston-Keller HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/lovell-johnston-keller-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0564755
- [Marker HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/marker-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0564765
- [Frappier HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/frappier-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0564768
- [Silent Soarers HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/silent-soarers-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0564774
- [Fitch HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/fitch-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0564796
- [Spealman John M HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/spealman-john-m-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647AW
- [Patton Bruce H HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/patton-bruce-h-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647DW
- [Fisher Robert H HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-robert-h-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647HR
- [Edvinson-Lennart HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/edvinson-lennart-hp-18): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647Y9

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