Single-engine piston

N18BG

Wag Inc/Gardner W Lancair ES

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
02G
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Philadelphia, PA
Registration record

N18BG on the FAA register

Type
Wag Inc/Gardner W Lancair ES
Serial
02G
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Philadelphia, PA
Certificate issued
2021-01-14
Airworthiness date
2001-11-01
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A13E73
Mode S (octal)
50237163
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR ES/ES FAST
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-22
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: destroyed.
  • 2021-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N18BG.
  • 2001-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N18BG

N18BG is a Wag Inc/Gardner W Lancair ES, serial number 02G. It is registered to an individual in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 1, 2001.

N18BG has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-07-22 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN24FA277
Reported aircraft: Lancair ES
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall while maneuvering for traffic spacing.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.