# N18303: 1977 Beech F33A, registration cancelled 2015-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CE-725
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2004
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A14E45
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Equipment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EQUIPMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Yorklyn, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Yorklyn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7803° N, 75.6428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19736, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18303
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18303-2015-05-18

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 F33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a.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 ATL05FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA008), Oct 23, 2004: Beech F33A (N18303), Flat Rock, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground. Factors were low ceilings and fog.

## 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 20041023028949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041023028949A), Oct 23, 2004: Beech F33A (N18303), Flat Rock, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 23, 2004, at 1100 eastern standard time, a Beech bonanza F33A, N18303, registered to air equipment, inc. and operated by a private pilot,…

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