# N4980V: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2018-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-156
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2001
- Last registry action: June 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A6303C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bush Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSH%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4980V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4980V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980V-2018-01-19

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

## 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 FTW98LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA080), Dec 30, 1997: Beech E18S (N4980V), Dfw Airport, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot in the 2nd airplane (N4980V) to see-and-avoid the standing airplane (N2069C). Related factors were: darkness, and inadequate (vague) instructions issued by the UPS ramp…
- [NTSB LAX83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA200), Apr 16, 1983: Beech E-18S (N4980V), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19980828028519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828028519I), Aug 28, 1998: Beech E18S (N4980V), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Pilot states that gear locked light was on and gear was down. Rolled about 200 ft. then gear collapsed. Propeller damage and both cowling underneath both flaps…
- [Accident 19971229046529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971229046529A), Dec 29, 1997: Beech E18S (N4980V), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. (-23) No narrative. (.4) two Beech E18S airplanes (from same operator) took off 10 minutes apart from the same location on a night cargo flight. They arrived 4…
- [Incident 19861224076649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861224076649I), Dec 24, 1986: Beech E18S (N4980V), Texarkana, AR, Minor damage. Fire in left engine en route. Engine shutdown. Safe landing. Primer line from carburetor to primer solenoid broken.
- [Incident 19860421023359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860421023359I), Apr 21, 1986: Beech E18S (N4980V), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Wingtip struck rudder of parked 6888F during taxi for takeoff.
- [Incident 19851208069859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208069859I), Dec 8, 1985: Beech E18S (N4980V), Antioch, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Claimed to have green light after selecting down position. Damage to flaps, belly and propellers.
- [Accident 19830416014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014729A), Apr 16, 1983: Beech E18S (N4980V), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Inflight fire in right engine. Landed safely. Carburetor float fulcrum screw fell out. Fuel ignited by exhaust.
- [Incident 19781201022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201022029I), Dec 1, 1978: Beech 18/ (N4980V), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot lost visual contact with runway during takeoff roll due to snow. Hit a snowbank and ground looped.

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