# N340K: Beech G18S, registration cancelled 1997-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA605
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1992
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A3BE2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Bering Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERING%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Nome, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Nome)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7421° N, 164.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99762, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=340K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340K-1997-10-10

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 G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.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 ANC96LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA020), Dec 18, 1995: Beech G18S (N340K), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the weight and balance limitations of the airplane and improperly utilizing the airplane's elevator trim by selecting full nose up trim.
- [NTSB NYC76FGM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM49-201346), Sep 16, 1976: Beech G18S (N340K), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19951218041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951218041429A), Dec 18, 1995: Beech G18S (N340K), Nome, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled on takeoff. Possible load shift. Slightly over gross weight. No mechanical anomalies found.
- [Incident 19860222021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222021079I), Feb 22, 1986: Beech G18S (N340K), Milwaukee, WI. Tailwheel was not fully extended for landing. Found chain drive broken.
- [Incident 19840717053319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717053319I), Jul 17, 1984: Beech 18S (N340K), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Collided with a parked aircraft when taxiing. Blamed sun blinded and poor view from cockpit on starboard side.
- [Accident 19760916028849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760916028849A), Sep 16, 1976: Beech G18S (N340K), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. During inst approach plt ldg long on wet rwy,ground loop afct to avoid running off end of rwy.

## Other aircraft with N340K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N340K): Cessna 340A, S/N 340A0792, built 1979
- [Cancelled 1948-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340K-1948-04-29): Curtiss Wright ROBIN C-1, S/N 514. Owner: [Foote Jr Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOOTE%20JR%20CHARLES%20W), [Canyon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Canyon)

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