# N218B: 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: June 27, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218B

## Aircraft that carried N218B

- [Cancelled 2023-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218B-2023-06-27): Smith Fred D HORNET, S/N 0018. Owner: [Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SKY%20AVIATION%20WARBIRD%20MUSEUM%20INC), [St George, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/St%20George)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218B-undated): Beech G35, S/N D4546. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N218B (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 WPR18LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA217), Aug 11, 2018: Smith Hornet (N218B), St. George, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff due to an unexpected gust of wind.
- [NTSB LAX83LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA046), Dec 18, 1982: Beech G35 (N218B), Fair Oaks, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N218B (3)

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 20180811014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811014189A), Aug 11, 2018: Smith Fred D HORNET (N218B), St. George, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 8/11/2018 at 0846 mountain standard time (MST), N218B, a Smith Fred D. Hornet, was captured on an airport security camera taxiing to runway 1. At 0851 MST…
- [Accident 19821218064969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218064969A), Dec 18, 1982: Beech G35 (N218B), Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed gear up on remaining runway. Found lint material from fuel tanks clogging fuel filter
- [Incident 19790729022629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729022629I), Jul 29, 1979: Beech G35 (N218B), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Pilot landed due to smoke in cockpit. Found burned wires to newly installed autopilot.

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