# N234S: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2009-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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-115
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1966
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A218EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Doug Aero Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUG%20AERO%20SALES)
- Location: [Patterson, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Patterson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3781° N, 121.2114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95363, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234S-2009-10-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 ANC68D0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0073), Nov 30, 1967: Beech D18S (N234S), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0046), Jun 23, 1966: Beech D18S (N234S), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0283), Aug 16, 1965: Beechcraft D-18S (N234S), Ft Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N234S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234S): Ralph A Hudson ZODIAC CH 601 XLB, S/N 7165

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