N60LW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18 built in 1993. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18 cancelled October 22, 2003
- Serial number
- 1109
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1993
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 1990
- Last FAA action
- August 19, 2003
- Last owner
- Whetzel Lawrence C (Individual)
Poway, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N60LW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Whetzel Thorpe T-18 · serial 1109
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation by not verifying the fuel supply, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to initiate flight with a known equipment deficiency (inoperative fuel quantity gauge).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Whetzel THORPE T-18 · serial 1109
the pilot not maintaining directional control. Factors were crops and encounter with unsuitable terrain.
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