# N117ME: 1963 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2012-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-638
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1963
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A0474C
- Owner when cancelled: [Monarch Air Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONARCH%20AIR%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Palm City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1480° N, 80.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34990, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117ME-2012-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 H-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FAA122808001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FAA122808001), Dec 28, 2007: BOLT. SHEARED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE BOLT FOR NOSE GEAR RETRACT PUSH PULL TUBE TO CANTILEVER ARM FOR DRAG BRACE HAD SHEARED ON 
- [SDR 98ZZZX30](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX30), Oct 3, 1997: SPAR. CORRODED. CORROSION REVEALED ON FRONT SPAR LT WS 32, WS 46, AND WS 81 AND RT WS 32.
- [SDR 98ZZZX29](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX29), Oct 3, 1997: SPAR. CORRODED. CORROSION REVEALED ON FRONT SPAR LT WS 32, WS 46, AND WS 81 AND RT WS 32. REF: AD 75-27-09 R2 AND AMDT 39-3878.
- [SDR 97ZZZX2845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2845), Jun 2, 1997: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED OIL LEAK ON LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SECURED, PROPELLER FEATHERED, AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROPEL
- [SDR 97ZZZX2060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2060), Apr 15, 1997: ENGINE. SEIZED. WHILE IN CRUSE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DECREASE AND OIL TEMP STARTING TO RISE. ENGINE WAS SECURED, PROP WAS FEATHERED, AND A PRECAUTIONAR

## 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.

- [Incident 20020629019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020629019559I), Jun 29, 2002: Beech H18 (N117ME), Orlando, FL. (-23) On June 29, 2002, at around 0900 local, the left engine of a Beech H18, N117ME, caught fire during an engine start. The fire was extinguished quickly and…
- [Incident 19900103005369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103005369I), Jan 3, 1990: Beech H18 (N117ME), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Taxiing to ramp, left wing struck a parked aircraft. Pilot stated glare on wet windshield affected visibility.

## Other aircraft with N117ME

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117ME): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 9221, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1975-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117ME-1975-05-06): Piper PA-23, S/N 23-684. Owner: [Mercy Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCY%20FLIGHTS%20INC), [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)

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