# N38RM: 1961 Beech G18S, registration cancelled 2012-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: BA-574
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1982
- Last registry action: March 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A45A74
- Owner when cancelled: [P B Leasing Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P%20B%20LEASING%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Naperville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Naperville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7646° N, 88.1442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60540, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38RM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RM-2012-11-13

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 (3)

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 CHI92FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA037), Dec 4, 1991: Beech G-18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION, AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION ONCE THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE PILOT.…
- [NTSB CHI82DA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA316), Aug 31, 1982: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA017), Jan 11, 1978: Beech G-18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19911204054219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204054219A), Dec 4, 1991: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Destroyed. Lost directional control on liftoff. Aborted and crashed. Aft cargo was unsecured,with slippery floor.
- [Incident 19901223062169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223062169I), Dec 23, 1990: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Experienced a tail wheel lowering problem on rollout on snow packed runway. Found snow packed on tail wheel assembly
- [Incident 19860504068839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504068839I), May 4, 1986: Beech G18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL. Departed side of runway after failing to maintain directional control on takeoff roll. No damage.
- [Incident 19840117011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840117011729I), Jan 17, 1984: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Veered off the runway into a snow bank. Incident blocked both runways.
- [Accident 19820830043639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830043639A), Aug 30, 1982: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Left main tire went flat on the takeoff roll. Airplane ground looped. Empannage struck a dirt embankment.
- [Accident 19780111042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111042239A), Jan 11, 1978: Beech G18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Managing director stated to director of maint acft was ok.

## Other aircraft with N38RM

- [Cancelled 2018-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RM-2018-08-31): Eurocopter AS350BB, S/N 2971. Exported to France. Owner: [Dalks Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALKS%20LEASING%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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