# N3962: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- 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-193
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2017
- Last registry action: March 8, 2017
- Mode S code: A49BB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Shepard Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPARD%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Mena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mena)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6160° N, 94.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71953, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3962
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3962
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962-2020-07-10

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

## 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 FTW82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA250), Jun 26, 1982: Beech D18S (N3962), Belen, NM, 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.

- [Incident 19820626036979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626036979I), Jun 26, 1982: Beech D18S (N3962), Belen, NM, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit from engine oil leak. Unable to feather prop or lower gear. Oil line to prop ruptured.

## Other aircraft with N3962

- [Cancelled 1940-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962-1940-11-01): Waco GXE, S/N 1261, built 1928. Owner: [Durrer Burnie/ Barkly George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DURRER%20BURNIE%2F%20BARKLY%20GEORGE), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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