# N270QS: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 1978-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-292
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1976
- Mode S code: A2A7EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Global Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBAL%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270QS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270QS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270QS-1978-02-03

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 (2)

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 MIA78FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD12), Nov 19, 1977: Beech D18 (N270QS), Orlando, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73AMO43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AMO43), Oct 22, 1972: Beech D18S (N270QS), Oglethorpe, 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 19771119037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771119037949A), Nov 19, 1977: Beech D18S (N270QS), Orlando, FL, Destroyed. Aprx 2000 lbs ovr max gwt.

## Other aircraft with N270QS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270QS): Embraer S A EMB-545, S/N 55010152, built 2025

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