# N188X: 1960 Beech G18S, registration cancelled 2012-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-502
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1960
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1982
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A16071
- Owners when cancelled: [Davis Dave](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20DAVE), [Sanders Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20CARL)
- Location: [League City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/League%20City)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5037° N, 95.0872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77573, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188X-2012-08-14

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 G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI75AC060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC060), Mar 4, 1975: Beech G18S (N188X), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FBQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ08), Aug 19, 1970: Beech G18S (N188X), Springfield, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19750304006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304006469A), Mar 4, 1975: Beech G18S (N188X), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Mail flight. App lts malsr. Enctrd snow bank abt 14 in deep abt 9FT inboard fm l line of rwy lts.

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