# N159VW: 1954 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004)
- 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: A1007
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 1959
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1993
- Last registry action: December 10, 1996
- Mode S code: A0ED8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Bolles Gregory S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLLES%20GREGORY%20S)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4381° N, 122.6691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95405, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159VW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159VW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159VW-2013-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 D18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s.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 CHI72FEC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC35), Apr 4, 1972: Beech D18S (N159VW), Romulus, MI, substantial damage

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