# N18257: Beech 77, registration cancelled 1995-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A30CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A30CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: WA298
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1988
- Last registry action: October 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A14B41
- Owner when cancelled: [Piedmont Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDMONT%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1995-01-31

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 77: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77.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 BFO89FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA062), Jul 23, 1989: Beech 77 (N18257), Cluster Springs, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNLATCHED FUEL FILLER CAP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MONITOR THE FUEL SUPPLY DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890723024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024549A), Jul 23, 1989: Beech 77 (N18257), Cluster Springs, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported loosing power en route. Paniced. Crashed into pond. Found feuel cap off. Siphoned fuel.

## Other aircraft with N18257

- [Cancelled 1973-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1973-02-21): Douglas C-47, S/N 42-23402. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Korastinsky Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KORASTINSKY%20ROBERT), Frankfort
- [Cancelled 1946-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18257-1946-03-21): Welch OW5M, S/N 138. Owner: [Kaiser Cargo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAISER%20CARGO%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

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