# N18961: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 5, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18961

## Aircraft that carried N18961

- [Cancelled 1998-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18961-1998-11-05): Beech C23, S/N M1983. Owner: [Hagler Brian H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGLER%20BRIAN%20H), [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)

## NTSB investigations on N18961 (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 LAX98LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA248), Jul 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N18961), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed during the landing, which resulted in a stall/mush and hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18961 (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 19980726017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726017609A), Jul 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N18961), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. On final to rwy 22 last 100 ft, acft dropped and hit hard, left main and nose wheel collapsed, acft pulled off to left side of rwy. (.4) on July 26, 1998, at…

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