# N104KC: Beech G18S, registration cancelled 1982-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-492
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1978
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A01474
- Owners when cancelled: [Union Flights](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNION%20FLIGHTS), [Vierck Albert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIERCK%20ALBERT%20L), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5128° N, 121.4942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104KC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104KC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104KC-1982-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA013), Jan 4, 1979: Beech G18S (N104KC), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790104000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104000279A), Jan 4, 1979: Beech G18S (N104KC), Sacramento, CA, Destroyed. Witnesses saw acft takeoff, climb at a steep nose high attitude, and stall. Wgt and balance could not de determined
- [Incident 19781215025219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215025219I), Dec 15, 1978: Beech B18S (N104KC), San Francisco, CA. Pilot had directional control problem during takeoff due to engine surging. Takeoff was successfully completed.

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