# N18985: 1977 Beech C24R, registration cancelled 2006-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2006
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-543
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2004
- Last registry action: May 25, 2005
- Mode S code: A165A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Fawson James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAWSON%20JAMES)
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3957° N, 111.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18985-2006-02-03

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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931231049829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231049829I), Dec 31, 1993: Beech C24R (N18985), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19800509051859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509051859I), May 9, 1980: Beech C24R (N18985), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Pilot elected to land downwind, resulting in over-running of runway, damaging nose gear.

## Other aircraft with N18985

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18985): Beech C23, S/N M-1965, built 1977
- [Cancelled 1950-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18985-1950-10-05): Vultee AB-2, S/N 131. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [East Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/East%20Hartford)

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