# N273C: 1945 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-27
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1978
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A2B1D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Joyner Ernie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYNER%20ERNIE)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8772° N, 93.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55423, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=273C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273C-2012-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI78FER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FER01), Oct 30, 1977: Beech D18S (N273C), Osceola, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0014), Aug 15, 1969: Beech D18S (N273C), Martinsburg, WV, 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 19771001042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001042559A), Oct 1, 1977: Beech D18S (N273C), Osceola, MN, Substantial damage. Unable to locate pilot. Damage, injury index,and date presumed.

## Other aircraft with N273C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273C): Honda HA-420, S/N 42000115, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1955-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273C-1955-10-04): Stinson 108-2, S/N 108-3273. Owner: [Kauffman Porter W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUFFMAN%20PORTER%20W), [Lancaster, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lancaster)

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