# N240E: 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-84
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1977
- Last registry action: August 10, 1977
- Mode S code: A23063
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Air Express](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AIR%20EXPRESS)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6462° N, 95.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=240E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240E-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 (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 FTW77FPG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG87), Sep 21, 1977: Beech D18S (N240E), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage

## 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 19770921030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921030829A), Sep 21, 1977: Beech D18S (N240E), Pine Bluff, AR, Substantial damage. Over 20 gallons of fuel found in left main tank.

## Other aircraft with N240E

- [Cancelled 2014-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240E-2014-09-10): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920240, built 2014. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Bristow US LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOW%20US%20LLC), [New Iberia, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Iberia)

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