# N48K: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2007-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-202
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1995
- Last registry action: February 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A5E721
- Owner when cancelled: [Comanche Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Winthrop, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Winthrop)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.5986° N, 120.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98862, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48K-2007-04-11

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR GGP2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GGP2002F00000), Oct 11, 2001: AIR BOX. WORN. FLYING, NUMBER ONE ENGINE CARBURETOR STARTED TO ICE UP. APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT ON CONDITION. ON APPROACH, PILOT HAD TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. P
- [SDR 20010529CW015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010529CW015), Apr 13, 2001: HARNESS. CONTAMINATED. RT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB. TURNED BACK TO LAND. RT ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER SO THE RT PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED.
- [SDR 99ZZZX2745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2745), Nov 25, 1998: CARBURETOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT GOING FROM BFI TO PUL, ABOUT 1 HOUR FROM BFI, THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, PILOT FEATHERED THE RIGHT ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO PSC. ABOUT 1 HOU
- [SDR 99ZZZX2746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2746), Nov 3, 1998: BOLT. FAILED. AFTER LANDING AT AWO, THE TAILWHEEL STRUT COLLAPSED. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP AND THE TAILWHEEL ASSY LOWERED. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. 

## 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 SEA03LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA034), Feb 4, 2003: Beech E18S (N48K), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove ice/frost from the aircraft and to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff. An inadequate preflight was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI90LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA072), Jan 25, 1990: Beech E18S (N48K), Oak Creek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, ACCUMULATION OF STRUCTURAL AND/OR INDUCTION ICE, AND DARK NIGHT.
- [NTSB UNK64X3230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3230), Aug 5, 1964: Beechcraft E18S (N48K), E 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 20030204001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030204001019A), Feb 4, 2003: Beech E18S (N48K), Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft stalled and impacted the surface north of the departure runway. Pilot states that he conducted a reduced-power takeoff with polished frost…
- [Accident 19900125023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900125023179A), Jan 25, 1990: Beech E18S (N48K), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Right engine quit due to impact ice,crash landed into a field. Iced airframe.

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