# N1218S: Cessna 551, registration cancelled 2000-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 551](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (registry code 2076605)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A27CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A27CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 551-0428
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1991
- Last registry action: June 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A05AEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Projects Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20PROJECTS%20INC)
- Location: [Robertson, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Robertson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1296° N, 110.4964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82944, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1218S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1218S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218S-2000-06-23

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 Cessna 551: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551.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 ATL00FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA017), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 551 (N1218S), Cordele, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published missed approach procedures, and to maintain proper altitude. Factors contributing to the severity of the accident were the low ceilings and trees.

## 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 19991222040369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222040369A), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 551 (N1218S), Cordele, GA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) After a morning of business meetings, pilot departed dallas love-3159N/083462-CKF. Jax ARTCC cleared N1218S for localizer 10 approach to ckf @ 0219Z.…
- [Incident 19830803052239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803052239I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 550 (N1218S), San Antonio, TX. Left engine failed on climb to cruise. No restart. Found metal in oil. Indication of bevel gear tower shaft failure

## Other aircraft with N1218S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1218S): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11161, built 2012

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