# N18952: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1982-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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-1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1977
- Last registry action: January 18, 1982
- Mode S code: A1653D
- Owners when cancelled: [Dupage Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPAGE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Farmer Keith Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH%20JR), [Denton Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENTON%20ANDREW), [Mccue Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCUE%20DON), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [West Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18952
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18952-1982-01-21

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 CHI78FEP61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP61), Aug 18, 1978: Beech C23 (N18952), Portage, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19780818027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818027429A), Aug 18, 1978: Beech C23 (N18952), Portage, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed flying at less than 100FT.

## Other aircraft with N18952

- [Cancelled 1953-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18952-1953-07-30): Douglas DC3, S/N 2016, built 1937. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Witbeck Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITBECK%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Gainesville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gainesville)

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