# N18SM: 1974 Cessna 414, registration cancelled 2013-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 414-0548
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1974
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1975
- Last registry action: May 20, 1989
- Mode S code: A13FEF
- Owner when cancelled: [Seren Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEREN%20COMPANY%20INC)
- Location: [Northbrook, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Northbrook)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1263° N, 87.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60062, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18SM-2013-01-31

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 Cessna 414: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414.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 NYC84FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA294), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wallingford, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI81DEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE11), Dec 8, 1980: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19840824043639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824043639A), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wallingford, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On second landing approach flew past, missed approach point into trees on rising terrain.
- [Accident 19801208078019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208078019A), Dec 8, 1980: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Landed safely. Was advised of birds by ATC prior to departure.

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