# N118W: Beech G18S, registration cancelled 1974-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: BA470
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1972
- Mode S code: A04BDF
- Owner when cancelled: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Perkasie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Perkasie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3962° N, 75.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18944, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-1974-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI74FEC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC24), Dec 29, 1973: Beech G18S (N118W), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19731229039329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229039329A), Dec 29, 1973: Beech G18S (N118W), Ann Arbor, MI, Destroyed. Encrusted snow aprx 1/8 to 1/4 in thick on top of wing and tail surfaces.

## Other aircraft with N118W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118W): Welsh Robert H VANS RV-8, S/N 83262, built 2017
- [Cancelled 2010-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-2010-06-21): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281201, built 2003. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Hill Aircraft & Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20AIRCRAFT%20%26%20LEASING%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118W-undated): Lockheed SIRIUS 8A, S/N 152. Owner: [Lockheed Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOCKHEED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

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