N2574V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thunderbird Aviation TOP DOG UL built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Thunderbird Aviation TOP DOG UL cancelled May 22, 2017
- Serial number
- TXA01TDA
- Type
- Weight-shift control · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 20, 2007
- Last FAA action
- June 29, 2010
- Last owner
- Comer Kenton R (Individual)
Luling, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Cessna 170 cancelled January 20, 2001
- Serial number
- 18111
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 24, 1988
- Last FAA action
- September 19, 2000
- Last owner
- Twombly Eric D (Individual)
Halfway, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2574V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Thunderbird Aviation TOP DOG UL · serial TXA01TDA
Poor engine performance due to the modified engine parameters and installation of the fuel nozzles which produced a lean fuel condition resulting in decreased aircraft performance and subsequent impact with the trees.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 170 · serial 18111
The pilot's intentional ground loop and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A contributng factor was crosswinds.
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