N18FJ - 1998 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

1998

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1998

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

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Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Experimental 2 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

WRIGHT ANDREW K

Address

9906 BRIGHTLING LN

City

AUSTIN

State / Zip Code

Texas78750-3874

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

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Mode S Code (Oct)

50237331

Mode S Code (Hex)

A13ED9

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Aug 28, 2015	ERA15FA331	Destroyed	Fatal	Separation of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers from the fuselage due to a fracture that initiated at the bond between the left horizontal stabilizer and the flange that attached the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage skin. The failure was likely caused by construction techniques that produced poor bond strength in a critical area and the high loads on the horizontal stabilizer from a single or multiple aerobatic maneuver(s).

Aug 28, 2015ERA15FA331

Destroyed

Fatal

Separation of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers from the fuselage due to a fracture that initiated at the bond between the left horizontal stabilizer and the flange that attached the horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage skin. The failure was likely caused by construction techniques that produced poor bond strength in a critical area and the high loads on the horizontal stabilizer from a single or multiple aerobatic maneuver(s).

Additional Details

Registration

N18FJ

Serial Number

018

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC