# N18788: 1977 Beech C23, registration cancelled 1981-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1944
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A15E3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Eagle Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3669° N, 81.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25311, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18788
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18788
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18788-1981-05-04

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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 IAD77FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ10), Aug 17, 1977: Beech C23 (N18788), Charleston, WV, destroyed

## 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 19770817026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817026859A), Aug 17, 1977: Beech C23 (N18788), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Fuel sel turned to off psn.

## Other aircraft with N18788

- [Cancelled 1940-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18788-1940-06-01): Beech E17B, S/N 213, built 1938. Owner: [Mouton And Clyde Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUTON%20AND%20CLYDE%20INC), [San Bruno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Bruno)

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