# N18969: Beech C24R, registration cancelled 1982-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-541
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1977
- Last registry action: November 4, 1982
- Mode S code: A16567
- Owners when cancelled: [Piedmont Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDMONT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Clarke Wallace R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARKE%20WALLACE%20R), [Clarke Celia J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARKE%20CELIA%20J%20DBA), [Warren D J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20D%20J)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18969
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18969-1982-11-04

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 C24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r.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 IAD79FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA056), Jun 7, 1979: Beech C24R (N18969), Woodbridge, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19790607016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607016669A), Jun 7, 1979: Beech C24R (N18969), Woodbridge, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned during attempted go around after aborted landing. Three fatal.
- [Incident 19790501025479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501025479I), May 1, 1979: Beech C24R (N18969), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Pilot touched down with excess speed, ballooned, applied forward pressure, bent the prop tips.
- [Incident 19780429014899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014899I), Apr 29, 1978: Beech B24R (N18969), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Safe gear down indication. Found defective nose gear down limit switch.

## Other aircraft with N18969

- [Cancelled 1938-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18969-1938-08-15): Pusher 1, S/N 1. Owner: [United Air Services Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20SERVICES%20LTD%20INC), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

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