# N18259: Beech 77, registration cancelled 1998-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1998
- 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: WA300
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1995
- Last registry action: August 19, 1998
- Mode S code: A14B43
- Owner when cancelled: [Chapman Larry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPMAN%20LARRY%20R)
- Location: [Plano, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Plano)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6815° N, 88.5331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60545, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18259
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18259
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18259-1998-11-17

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 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 CHI96LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA273), Aug 2, 1996: Beech 77 (N18259), South Elgin, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: water contamination in the carburetor.

## 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 19960802020699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020699A), Aug 2, 1996: Beech 77 (N18259), Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Landed in a field. Struck a ditch. Nosed over. No engine anomalies. Found water in carb bowl. (-23) student pilot departed Olson field,…

## Other aircraft with N18259

- [Cancelled 1973-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18259-1973-02-21): Douglas C-47, S/N 44-77232. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Korastinsky Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KORASTINSKY%20ROBERT), Frankfort
- [Cancelled 1941-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18259-1941-04-01): Welch OW5M, S/N 141. Owner: [Paul A Forrest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20A%20FORREST), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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