# N18244: 1981 Beech 77, registration cancelled 2023-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A30CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A30CE), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: WA-295
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 1, 2020
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: A14B1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Scarcella Joseph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCARCELLA%20JOSEPH%20A)
- Location: [Running Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Running%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2062° N, 117.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92382, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18244
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18244-2023-03-11

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 77: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR22FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA198), Jun 7, 2022: Beech 77 (N18244), Hemet, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cinderblock wall while performing a go-around.
- [NTSB CHI92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA159), May 20, 1992: Beech 77 (N18244), Moline, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20220607010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607010499A), Jun 7, 2022: Beech 77 (N18244), Hemet, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. [privacy data omitted] Collided with a retaining wall located on the east side of warren road in Hemet, CA. The aircraft caught on fire and was destroyed. The…
- [Incident 19941022042249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022042249I), Oct 22, 1994: Beech 77 (N18244), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Zigzagged. Damaged wing tip.
- [Accident 19920520017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520017339A), May 20, 1992: Beech 77 (N18244), Moline, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off runway and collided with a taxiway sign. Blamed wind gust.

## Other aircraft with N18244

- [Cancelled 1981-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18244-1981-08-10): Moore Dempse H J3M GYROCOPTER, S/N 61706. Owner: [Paris Thomas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARIS%20THOMAS%20C), [Palmdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palmdale)

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