# N18397: 1938 Welch Orin WELCH OW-7M, registration cancelled 1939-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 1939
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Welch Orin WELCH OW-7M](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-orin-welch-ow-7m) (registry code 05620OR)
- Serial number: 118
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1938
- Mode S code: A14F84
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20JOHN)
- Location: [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6703° N, 86.2527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46601, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18397
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18397-1939-02-15

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 Welch Orin WELCH OW-7M: https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-orin-welch-ow-7m.md

## Other aircraft with N18397

- [Cancelled 1981-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18397-1981-08-27): Beech 77, S/N WA-310, built 1981. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Beech Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEECH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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