# N354T: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- 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-91
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1995
- Last registry action: February 8, 2001
- Mode S code: A3F552
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Caribe Express](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CARIBE%20EXPRESS)
- Location: [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8202° N, 80.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Springs, FL, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=354T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N354T-2014-12-02

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3658), May 22, 1996: UPLIMIT SWITCH. SHORTED WIRE. ON TAKEOFF, TOWER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE NOT FULLY RETRACTED. PILOT COCKPIT INDICATION WAS BOTH LANDING GEAR WERE RETRACTED. AFTER CYCL
- [SDR 95ZZZX1896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1896), Mar 30, 1995: LINING. FAILED. LOG ENTRY: 'UPON LANDING IN MYEH, LOST RIGHT BRAKE. AFTER SLOWING AIRCRAFT DOWN TO A STOP, LOST LEFT BRAKE. SHUT BOTH ENGINES DOWN AND GOT TOWED TO RAMP'. FOUND

## 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 MIA96WA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA170), Jun 29, 1996: Beech D18S (N354T), Rock Sound, Bahamas, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19960629015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629015679A), Jun 29, 1996: Beech D18S (N354T), Rock Sound, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing.
- [Incident 19910222009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910222009479I), Feb 22, 1991: Beech D18S (N354T), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19840410020269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410020269I), Apr 10, 1984: Beech D18S (N354T), Ft Worth, TX. Rough engine. Feathered propeller. Found spark plug missing. Spark plug found lying loose on top of ignition loom.
- [Incident 19840121009649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121009649I), Jan 21, 1984: Beech D18S (N354T), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Tail wheel shear pin and tail wheel collapsed on rollout. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19830810049979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810049979I), Aug 10, 1983: Beech D18S (N354T), Lubbock, TX. Left engine started shaking. Shut it down. Returned. Exhaust valve and guide had disintegrated. Cylinder cracked.

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