# N198B: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2011-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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-138
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: May 23, 1981
- Mode S code: A185FC
- Location: [Cocoa Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cocoa%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3205° N, 80.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32931, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=198B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198B-2011-06-03

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 MIA80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA022), Dec 22, 1979: Beech E18S (N198B), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19791222040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222040269A), Dec 22, 1979: Beech E18S (N198B), Orlando, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Student pilot with three passengers departed VFR at night into low ceiling. Lostcontrol. Crashed in a city lake.

## Other aircraft with N198B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198B): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-1936, built 2000
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198B-undated): Bell 47D, S/N 52. Owner: [Bell Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

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