# N48K: 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: April 11, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48K

## Aircraft that carried N48K

- [Cancelled 2007-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48K-2007-04-11): Beech E18S, S/N BA-202, built 1956. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Comanche Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20AIR%20INC), [Winthrop, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Winthrop)

## NTSB investigations on N48K (3)

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 SEA03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA034), Feb 4, 2003: Beech E18S (N48K), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove ice/frost from the aircraft and to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff. An inadequate preflight was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI90LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA072), Jan 25, 1990: Beech E18S (N48K), Oak Creek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, ACCUMULATION OF STRUCTURAL AND/OR INDUCTION ICE, AND DARK NIGHT.
- [NTSB UNK64X3230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3230), Aug 5, 1964: Beechcraft E18S (N48K), E Boston, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48K (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 20030204001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030204001019A), Feb 4, 2003: Beech E18S (N48K), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft stalled and impacted the surface north of the departure runway. Pilot states that he conducted a reduced-power takeoff with polished frost…
- [Accident 19900125023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900125023179A), Jan 25, 1990: Beech E18S (N48K), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Right engine quit due to impact ice,crash landed into a field. Iced airframe.

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