# N3038C: 1958 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2012-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2012
- 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-374
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1958
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2009
- Last registry action: August 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A32DEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Ram Control](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAM%20CONTROL)
- Location: [Osceola, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Osceola)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2748° N, 92.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3038C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3038C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3038C-2012-11-06

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 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 CEN09FA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA518), Aug 12, 2009: Beech E18S (N3038C), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s lack of experience flying the accident make and model of airplane, which led to a loss of control while maneuvering to return to the airport. Contributing to the accident was a partial…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090812048749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090812048749A), Aug 12, 2009: Beech E18S (N3038C), Eden Prairie, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed outside of airport after takeoff. Aircraft burned on impact. Pilot logs burned in crash.
- [Incident 19960122007289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122007289I), Jan 22, 1996: Beech E18S (N3038C), Texarkana, AR. Narrative: history of flight: on January 22, 1996, at 1705 CST, a Beechcraft, model 18, N3038C, registered to may air express landed gear-up at the point of…

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