N518DT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a David L Thompson CAVALON built in 2016. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 2, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N518DT is reserved by a private party since August 2, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
David L Thompson CAVALON cancelled August 2, 2023
- Serial number
- V00251
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2016
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 16, 2016
- Last FAA action
- December 11, 2021
- Last owner
- Thompson David L (Individual)
Benson, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
David L Thompson CHALLENGER II cancelled January 12, 2015
- Serial number
- CH2-0711-2894
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2012
- Last status
- Second notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- January 25, 2012
- Last FAA action
- January 25, 2012
- Last owner
- Thompson David L (Individual)
Benson, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N518DT
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Auto-Gyro Cavalon · serial V00251
A loss of directional control on takeoff, which resulted in the collapse of the nose wheel strut and a runway excursion.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: David L Thompson CHALLENGER II · serial CH2-0711-2894
A total loss of engine power during cruise for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s loss of control during the forced landing.
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