# N3131W: 1959 Beech E18S-9700, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008)
- 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-436
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1990
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A35486
- Owner when cancelled: [Lansing Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANSING%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7880° N, 84.5894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48906, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3131W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3131W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3131W-2014-12-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-9700: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700.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 CHI78FEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE11), Dec 17, 1977: Beech E18S (N3131W), Chicago, IL, 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 19771217042089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217042089A), Dec 17, 1977: Beech E18S9700 (N3131W), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Driver of service van ran into acft at taxiway &service rd intersection

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