N8118E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cosmos/Richmond John BIDLUN. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N8118E is reserved by a private party since February 13, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on December 13, 2026.
Cosmos/Richmond John BIDLUN cancelled November 12, 2013
- Serial number
- B761
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 6, 1995
- Last FAA action
- November 20, 2007
- Last owner
- Richmond John D (Individual)
San Mateo, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Mooney M20A cancelled February 7, 1991
- Serial number
- 1389
- 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
- December 9, 1987
- Last FAA action
- January 4, 1991
- Last owner
- Harnagel Duard R (Co-owned)
Scottsdale, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8118E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20A · serial 1389
FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE AIRCRAFT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE INDICATION AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE PILOT WHICH DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.
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