# N2053D: 1953 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2002-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004)
- 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: A-947
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 1, 1957
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1992
- Last registry action: September 11, 1998
- Mode S code: A1A75B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kindblade Stanley J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINDBLADE%20STANLEY%20J)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2053D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2053D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053D-2002-12-02

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 D18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s.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 ANC93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA127), Jul 25, 1993: Beech D18S (N2053D), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR WAS THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON ONE ENGINE.

## 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 19930725025349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025349A), Jul 25, 1993: Beech D18S (N2053D), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lost oil right engine shut it down. Unable hold altitude. Ditched. Right gear chain drive broke punctured oil tank.

## Other aircraft with N2053D

- [Cancelled 2018-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053D-2018-02-05): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2088, built 2006. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Dowling Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWLING%20EDWARD%20J), [Lincoln, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lincoln)

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