# N438A: Beech E18S, registration cancelled 1980-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA452
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1978
- Mode S code: A540D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Wyman Pilot Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYMAN%20PILOT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N438A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=438A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438A-1980-12-16

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 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 CHI79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA049), May 9, 1979: Beech E18S (N438A), Burton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC74IN065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN065), Jan 18, 1974: Beech E18S (N438A), Albany, NY, incident, minor 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 19790509031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509031509A), May 9, 1979: Beech E18S (N438A), Burton, OH, No damage. 3 Beech 18 acft were buzzing pilots residence at night in formation. Pilot in lead acft hit trees,crashed and burned

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