# N255D: 1954 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2014-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- 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: BA-16
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1955
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2004
- Last registry action: June 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A26A5C
- Owners when cancelled: [Foster Alan G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20ALAN%20G), [Foster Susan K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20SUSAN%20K)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2014° N, 149.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99508, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255D-2014-09-22

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 MIA74FKG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG71), Apr 17, 1974: Beech E18S (N255D), Atlanta, GA, 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 19740417012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417012519A), Apr 17, 1974: Beech E18S (N255D), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Lt eng starting vibrator shorted. Primary lead connector shorted to ground. Dmgd FAA DC3 N44.

## Other aircraft with N255D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255D): Hudec Darryl L F-1 ROCKET, S/N 184, built 2022

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