# N18976: Beech 76, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-3
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2014
- Last registry action: June 23, 2014
- Mode S code: A16587
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Colors Of Leesburg Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20COLORS%20OF%20LEESBURG%20INC)
- Location: [Leesburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Leesburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.8803° N, 81.7901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34788, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18976-2018-03-20

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 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20030915022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915022829I), Sep 15, 2003: Beech 76 (N18976), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on take-off roll and prior to rotation speed the nose gear collapsed. Pilot stated that the gear handle position was checked during…
- [Incident 19811102089759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102089759I), Nov 2, 1981: Beech 76 (N18976), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend. Landed with nose gear up. Nose gear retract cyclinder failed.
- [Incident 19790713020689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020689I), Jul 13, 1979: Beech 95B55 (N18976), Brookhaven, NY. Oil pressure dropped, temperature rose rapidly. Shutdown engine. Found carbon buildup on pressure relief valve.

## Other aircraft with N18976

- [Cancelled 1948-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18976-1948-05-17): Waco UKC, S/N 3858, built 1937. Owner: [Morf Howard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORF%20HOWARD), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

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