N118CK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 26, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N118CK is reserved by a private party since April 26, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18 cancelled April 26, 2023
- Serial number
- 1275
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 4, 2004
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Last owner
- Avans George L Trustee (Individual)
Palm Desert, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N118CK
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Kreps Thorp T-18-C · serial 1275
A loss of directional control due to the fatigue failure of a tubular steel gear leg along a corroded weld line.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site