# N18SM: 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: January 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18SM

## Aircraft that carried N18SM

- [Cancelled 2013-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18SM-2013-01-31): Cessna 414, S/N 414-0548, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Seren Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEREN%20COMPANY%20INC), [Northbrook, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Northbrook)

## NTSB investigations on N18SM (2)

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 NYC84FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA294), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wallingford, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI81DEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE11), Dec 8, 1980: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18SM (2)

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 19840824043639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824043639A), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wallingford, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On second landing approach flew past, missed approach point into trees on rising terrain.
- [Accident 19801208078019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208078019A), Dec 8, 1980: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Landed safely. Was advised of birds by ATC prior to departure.

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