# N18R: 1957 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2013-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-312
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1957
- Certificate issued: April 12, 2006
- Last registry action: March 31, 2011
- Mode S code: A13FCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircap Management Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCAP%20MANAGEMENT%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18R-2013-08-26

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA11FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA274), May 2, 2011: Beech E18S (N18R), Miami Gardens, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper response to a loss of power in the No. 2 engine and his failure to ensure that the airplane was airworthy. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate engine maintenance by…
- [NTSB MIA08LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA014), Nov 6, 2007: Beech E18S (N18R), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the local controller to coordinate with the ground controller and the failure of the pilots to see and avoid each other.

## 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.

- [Accident 20110502007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110502007739A), May 2, 2011: Beech E18S (N18R), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft (N18R) departed Opa Locka (kopf) runway 9L. After lift off aircraft deviated from centerline of runway to the left and was unable to climb. Aircraft…
- [Incident 19850619031959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619031959I), Jun 19, 1985: Beech E18S (N18R), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Struck parked N4146W during taxi for takeoff. Pilot did not see other aircraft until a second before impact.

## Other aircraft with N18R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18R): Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G600, S/N 73166, built 2024

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