# N18960: 1978 Beech 76, registration cancelled 2013-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: ME-10
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 1978
- Last registry action: August 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A1655E
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18960-2013-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76.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 CHI97FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA252), Aug 4, 1997: Beech 76 (N18960), New Richmond, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action and the flight crew's lack of aircraft control. A factor was loss of control while maneuvering downwind by one of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19970804020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970804020759A), Aug 4, 1997: Beech 76 (N18960), New Richmond, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled turning base to land. CFI took over too low to recover. Impacted in a street. CFI too late on takeover.(.4) the multiengine student and CFI instructor…
- [Incident 19921220053769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921220053769I), Dec 20, 1992: Beech 76 (N18960), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19920919042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919042679I), Sep 19, 1992: Beech 76 (N18960), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19860322011239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322011239I), Mar 22, 1986: Beech 76 (N18960), Hurlock, MD, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing. Aircraft was landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810409023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409023649I), Apr 9, 1981: Beech 76 (N18960), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear prior to landing.

## Other aircraft with N18960

- [Cancelled 1948-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18960-1948-05-17): Bennett BTC, S/N 1. Owner: [Wesley B Nyce /DBA Nyce Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESLEY%20B%20NYCE%20%2FDBA%20NYCE%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Pottstown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pottstown)

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