# N18779: 1938 Beech D17S, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-649](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 202
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1996
- Last registry action: September 8, 2005
- Mode S code: A15E1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Corkern William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORKERN%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [Irving, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Irving)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8850° N, 96.9373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75039, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18779
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18779
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18779-2017-04-07

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 D17S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s.md

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