# N118X: Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 1974-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF876
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1972
- Mode S code: A04BF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Tricon International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRICON%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118X-1974-03-08

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 C-45H: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW74AF047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF047), Dec 26, 1973: Beech C-45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW74AF008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF008), Aug 2, 1973: Beech C-45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM43), Jan 14, 1972: Beech C-45H (N118X), Freeland, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19731226042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226042239A), Dec 26, 1973: Beech TC45G (N118X), Dallas, TX, Destroyed. Plt rprtd aftr tkof un raise gr,reentered dwnwnd,turned fnl.CG 8.9IN aft rear lmt. Hit houses.
- [Accident 19730802025059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802025059A), Aug 2, 1973: Beech C45H (N118X), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. R gr wouldnt lock down. R outbd shaft assy had added holes drilled at undet time. Weakened shaft.

## Other aircraft with N118X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118X): Smith Winston R PITTS S1S, S/N RS-1

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