# N432U: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2025-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-161
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1988
- Last registry action: January 24, 2025
- Mode S code: A52C4E
- Location: [Tullahoma, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Tullahoma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3506° N, 86.1974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37388, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=432U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432U-2025-01-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (4)

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 ATL04CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA189), Sep 6, 2004: Beech D18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Right tire burst during an attempted takeoff that resulted in loss of directional control and the on ground collision with the ground.
- [NTSB FTW81IA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA026), Jan 23, 1981: Beech E18S (N432U), Albuquerque, NM, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0396), Mar 12, 1969: Beech E18S (N432U), Nassau, Burkina Faso, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0805](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0805), Nov 23, 1964: Beechcraft E18 (N432U), East Boston, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040906025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906025739A), Sep 6, 2004: Beech E18S (N432U), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) With ten skydiving jumpers on board, on take-off roll, 180' crosswind from the left with the tail coming up, the right MLG tire flat, left wing came up.…
- [Incident 20010909038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909038859I), Sep 9, 2001: Beech E18S (N432U), Pascagoula, MS, Minor damage. (-23) During landing approach after dropping 14 jumpers on his tenth load of the day, the pilot stated that he thought the gear was down and locked, did not…

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