# N16U: 1958 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2026-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- 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-394
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1958
- Last registry action: August 12, 2025
- Mode S code: A0F117
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 69.9719° N, 150.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99519, within about 26 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16U-2026-05-25

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 20010502CW008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010502CW008), Apr 9, 2001: HANDLE. MISREPAIRED. DURING TAKEOFF, AT AROUND 70 KNOTS AIRSPEED, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT A COMMAND FROM THE PILOT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GEAR SELECTOR WHEN MOVED TO DOWN

## 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.

- [Incident 20010122001549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122001549I), Jan 22, 2001: Beech E18S (N16U), Duluth, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On 1-21-01 at 1945 CST at Duluth, MN. N16U, Beech E18S, operated by navair, inc. (N6VA) under 14 CFR part 135, on-demand cargo was departing from rwy.…

## Other aircraft with N16U

- [Cancelled 1958-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16U-1958-01-06): Beech E18S, S/N BA-201, built 1955. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Beech Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.