# N218YV: 1996 Beech 1900D, registration cancelled 2015-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2015
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 1900D](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (registry code 1154162)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A24CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A24CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: UE-218
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, commuter
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2011
- Last registry action: August 4, 2014
- Mode S code: A1D974
- Owner when cancelled: [Golden Mile Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20MILE%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218YV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218YV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218YV-2015-08-18

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 1900D: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d.md

## Service difficulty reports (43)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR A8OA2014F00068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/A8OA2014F00068), Feb 9, 2014: PRESSURE SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. LEFT ENGINE AFX, AUTOFEATHER, ANNUNCIATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH POWER LEVERS ABOVE 89-91 PERCENT N1.
- [SDR A8OA2013040200004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/A8OA2013040200004), Mar 31, 2013: PRESSURE SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. WITH AUTOFEATHER ARMED AND POWERED AND PASSING APPROX 93-94 PERCENT THE AFX ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATES. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, REMOVED DEFECTIVE RT HIGH OIL PRESSU
- [SDR GLBA20110531F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110531F), May 31, 2011: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP, MX FOUND A CRACK IN THE BULKHEAD WHERE THE HYD POWERPACK ATTACHES, LT INBD WING, 3.6" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE
- [SDR GLBA20110526G](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110526G), May 26, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSPECTION MX FOUND THE AILERON SCRAPED 32" OF OTBD, TOP LWR AND FWD SKIN DAMAGED AND OTBD 4 RIBS AND DOUBLERS. MAINTE
- [SDR GLBA20110516H](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110516H), May 14, 2011: CIRCUIT BOARD. INOPERATIVE. SIG EVENT - PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT AFX ANNUNCIATOR AND REPEATER FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT, CAME BACK ON FOR A WHILE AND WENT OUT AGAIN. MX REPLACED PCB 12
- [SDR GLBA20110307F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110307F), Mar 5, 2011: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT STABILON OB TIP DAMAGED WHILE PARKING IN HANGER. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE AFFECTE
- [SDR GLBA20110214G](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110214G), Feb 12, 2011: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSP MX THE RT STABILON WAS DAMAGED. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED RII INSP IAW EO 11-1900
- [SDR GLBA20110202F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20110202F), Feb 2, 2011: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING A SCHEDULED ROUNTINE INSP MX FOUND 4 CRACKS AROUND THE VENT HOLE IN THE VERT STAB BEHIND THE BULLET CTR WEB, ALL 4 CRACKS ARE .5" IN LENGT
- [SDR GLBA20100505G](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20100505G), May 5, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR - DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX A CRACK WAS FOUND IN A CUTOUT AT STRINGER 9AR AND F.S. 177.3. CRACK IS APPROX .8" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED
- [SDR GLBA20100505F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20100505F), May 5, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN A CUTOUT AT STRINGER 9AR AND FS 163.9. CRACK IS APPROX .5" IN LENGTH. MX REPAIRED THE AFFECTED AREA AND PERFOR
- [SDR GLBA2009091409G](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA2009091409G), Sep 12, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR - PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE FUSELAGE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE LT FUSELAGE JUST FWD OF FS 273.25 ON THE UPPER SKIN. DAMAGED AREA APPROX 2.1 INCH BY 3.5 I
- [SDR GLBA20090914F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20090914F), Sep 12, 2009: SKIN. GOUGED. MAJOR REPAIR - PILOTS REPORTED A SMALL DENT IN THE LT FUSELAGE JUST FWD OF FS 258.25 ON THE UPPER SKIN. DAMAGED AREA APPROX .250 INCH BY .750 INCH. MX REPAIRED 
- [SDR GLBA20090720F](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20090720F), Jul 17, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX TWO CRACKS ON TOP OF FUSELAGE AT FS 150.6 WERE DISCOVERED. TOP CENTERLINE 1 RIVET HEAD SHEARED INBD OF CRACK 1.250 INCHES LONG AND A
- [SDR GLBA20090508C](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20090508C), May 8, 2009: VALVE. WORN. FLIGHT 5145 - THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE THE VACUUM PRESSURE WAS READING AS LOW AS 3.5 AT FLIGHT LEVEL 220. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VAC
- [SDR GLBA20090408B](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20090408B), Apr 8, 2009: VOR SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE. PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 NAV RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE AND RETURNED TO DEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VOR-ILS RECEIVER IAW MM 34-20-00. OPERATIONAL 
- [SDR GLBA200903211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA200903211), Mar 21, 2009: CABLE. LOOSE. PILOTS REPORTED THAT TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO 2 PROP RPM AT 1500. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GOVERNOR CONTROL CABLE LOOSE FROM FORWARD MOUNT. RE-ATTACHED & SAFETIED. O
- [SDR GLBA20090315A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA20090315A), Mar 3, 2009: GOVERNOR. LOW TORQUE. ABORTED TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE RT PROPELLER RPM ONLY CAME UP TO 1600 AND THEY THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RIGHT PROP
- [SDR GLBA200910092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA200910092), Jan 5, 2009: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN TO AUTO-FEATHER AT 500 LBS OF TORQUE. MX ADJUSTED THE LT AND RT AUTOFEATHER ARMING SWITCHES IAW
- [SDR GUUA12040702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA12040702), Dec 4, 2007: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED RT OB ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXFOLIATED. REPLACED RT OB ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET.
- [SDR GUUA12040701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA12040701), Dec 4, 2007: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED RT OB ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET EXFOLIATED. REPLACED RT OB ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKET.
- [SDR GUUA11240701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA11240701), Nov 24, 2007: ANNUNCIATOR. WARNING LIGHT. FLIGHT: 9269, DURING FLIGHT, RT FIRE DISCHARGE ANUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. REPLACED TERMINAL ON RT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
- [SDR GUUA11130701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA11130701), Nov 13, 2007: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. LOOSE. FLIGHT: 9200, DURING APPROACH LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE (3) GREEN INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION
- [SDR GUUA05200702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA05200702), May 20, 2007: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. FLIGHT: 9267 EYW/MIA DURING APPROACH LANDING GEAR HORN AND LIGHT ANNUNCIATED AT ABOUT 75 PERCENT N1 OR ABOUT 500LBS OF TORQUE. SYSTEM WORKS BUT AT A LOWER VALUE
- [SDR GUUA05040703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA05040703), May 4, 2007: CIRCUIT BREAKER. UNKNOWN. FLIGHT: 9247 FLL/FLL - AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO FLL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER. 
- [SDR GUUA10100601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA10100601), Oct 10, 2006: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING FLIGHT, STRONG LUBRICATION SMELL PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. INSPECTED UNDER FLOORBOARDS IN CABIN AND COCKPIT CLEANED HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO OVERSE
- [SDR GUUA06110601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA06110601), Jun 11, 2006: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT:9280 EYW/TPA AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED UP THREE GREEN ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, MOTOR RUNS INTERMITTENT, BREAKER POPS. CONTINUED TO TPA LAN
- [SDR GUUA05180601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA05180601), May 18, 2006: VALVE. FAULTY. FLIGHT: 9235 JAX/TPA DURING APPROACH LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR NORMALLY. REPLACED LANDING GEAR 
- [SDR GUUA04280601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04280601), Apr 28, 2006: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. FLIGHT:9266 MHH/PBI AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. DIVERTED TO FLL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT LAND
- [SDR GUUA04240601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04240601), Apr 24, 2006: PRINTED CKT BOARD. FAULTY. FLIGHT: 9246, AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED COULD NOT RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. DIVERTED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TIME DELAY PC BO
- [SDR GUUA04160601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA04160601), Apr 16, 2006: ELEC CONNECTOR. DIRTY. FLIGHT: 9287, DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.CLEANED LT AND RT NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CONNECTOR PLUGS FOR DOWN LOCK SWITCHES. OP
- [SDR GUUA02010601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GUUA02010601), Feb 1, 2006: ANNUNCIATOR. LOOSE. EYW/FLL DURING APPROACH LANDING GEAR WARNING SOUNDED. TIGHTENED LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATOR HOUSING.
- [SDR 65837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/65837), Oct 14, 2004: GAS GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, OIL PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED 50 AND SLOWLY DROPPING, CREW SECURED LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY 
- [SDR 58817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/58817), Feb 13, 2004: KNOB. UNSECURE. RT BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. RESECURED BRAKE PARKING KNOB, LUBED ACT.
- [SDR 57171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/57171), Dec 18, 2003: GYRO. INOPERATIVE. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PIT CREW NOTICED CAPT'S GYROSCOPIC DIRECTIONAL COMPASS SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. SO DECEIDED TO RETURN TO PIT. AIRCRAFT LAND
- [SDR AMWA65](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AMWA65), Oct 10, 2003: RIB. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGE AT CANTED STAB STA 39.289 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN ONE PLACE ON THE RIGHT AND ONE PLACE ON THE L
- [SDR AMWA64](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AMWA64), Oct 10, 2003: RIB. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGE AT CANTED STAB STA 69.184 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN ONE PLACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR AFT STRINGER
- [SDR AMWA63](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AMWA63), Oct 10, 2003: RIB. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE VERTICAL STAB, THE RIB FLANGE AT CANTED STAB STA 54.026 WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THREE PLACES ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE FORWA
- [SDR 048076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/048076), Feb 21, 2003: KEEL. GOUGED. WHILE DOING AN INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE LT INBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR KEEL WAS GOUGED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE KEEL. NO TEARDOWN REPORT WILL BE RE
- [SDR AMWA13](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AMWA13), Feb 16, 2003: SPAR CAP. CHAFED. UPON A MAINTENANCE CHECK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SPAR CAP WAS CHAFING THE WHEEL WELL. BLENDED THE CHAFED AREA IN ACCORDANCE TO RAYTHEON F
- [SDR 047632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/047632), Feb 6, 2003: TUBE. CRACKED. UPON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON FLIGHT 5441 IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA, THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE FELL TO BETWEEN 0-500LBS. ALL THE OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NOR
- [SDR MASA98144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA98144), Jul 18, 1998: COWLING. LOOSE. FLT 5499 - JAX-MCO - ON APPROACH, THE CREW NOTICED THE RT PROP PITCH CHANGING UNCOMMANDED. THEY THEN NOTICED THE RT TOP COWLING WAS COMING LOOSE, AND WAS RESTIN
- [SDR MASA98131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA98131), Jun 25, 1998: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 5451 - PFN-MCO - ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO MCO, CREW RECEIVED A 'TOO LOW GEAR' AURAL WARNING. INITIATED A GO AROUND AND REQUESTED THE RESCUE TRUCKS STANDBY
- [SDR MASA98002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA98002), Jan 1, 1998: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAILED. PIT/MBS - FLT 5999 - LEFT AUTOFEATHER FAILED ON CLIMB-OUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

## 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 CEN11IA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11IA341), May 17, 2011: Beech 1900D (N218YV), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) end cap, which resulted in insufficient hydraulic pressure to secure the left main landing gear into the down and locked position. Contributing to…

## 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.

- [Incident 20110517009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517009709I), May 17, 2011: Beech 1900D (N218YV), Denver, CO, Minor damage. The flight crew and aircraft started the day in pueblo Colorado with normal preflight activities for the operation with no abnormalities reported. There were…

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