# N18780: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18780
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18780

## Aircraft that carried N18780

- [Cancelled 2013-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18780-2013-08-07): Beech C23, S/N M-1943, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jahner Gerald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAHNER%20GERALD%20J), [Inver Grove, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Inver%20Grove)
- [Cancelled 1939-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18780-1939-11-18): Beech 18D, S/N 290. Owner: [Beech Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N18780 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA315), Aug 21, 1996: Beech C-23 (N18780), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot delayed the remedial action and failed to maintain adequate supervision. The slow airspeed maintained by the student pilot was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18780 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960821039509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821039509A), Aug 21, 1996: Beech C23 (N18780), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Student flared high. CFI advised lower nose too late. Stalled. Impacted runway. Damaged spar and cracked fuel tank. (-23) during a practice short field…

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