# N218K: 1963 Beech 65-80, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-98
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1963
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A1D81B
- Owner when cancelled: [George E Harris & Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20E%20HARRIS%20%26%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Cleveland, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2462° N, 96.4207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218K-2014-09-16

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 65-80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80.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 MIA80DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA094), Aug 25, 1980: Beech 65-80 (N218K), Pt.Maria (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19800825036979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825036979A), Aug 25, 1980: Beech 65B80 (N218K), Port Maria, JM, Destroyed. Airplane crashed in ocean shortly after takeoff. Cause of crash unknown. Marijuana found at scene.
- [Incident 19790612015339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015339I), Jun 12, 1979: Beech 6580 (N218K), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Engine stopped after landing, caught fire during restart due to overprime.

## Other aircraft with N218K

- [Cancelled 1948-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218K-1948-04-29): Arrow Aircraft & Motors ARROW SPORT, S/N 417. Owner: [Dehaan Paul Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEHAAN%20PAUL%20HENRY), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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