# N3785B: 1955 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2014-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2014
- 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-85
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1982
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A4548C
- Owner when cancelled: [Carter Nolan F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTER%20NOLAN%20F)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8053° N, 106.3688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79925, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3785B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3785B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3785B-2014-10-02

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 MKC79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA042), Jul 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N3785B), Ft Wood, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0018), Oct 12, 1969: Beech E18S (N3785B), Ashland, WI, 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 19790725022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022079A), Jul 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N3785B), Ft Leonard Wood, MO, Substantial damage. Made emergency landing with suspect landing gear problem. Left gear collapsed. Found broken retract tube.

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