# N500L: Beech D18S, registration cancelled 1985-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A415
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1978
- Last registry action: September 27, 1985
- Mode S code: A63AEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Rhoades Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHOADES%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Seymour, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Seymour)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9662° N, 85.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47274, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500L-1985-09-13

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 DCA78AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA024), Sep 26, 1978: Beech D18S (N500L), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 6 fatal

## 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 19780926044069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926044069A), Sep 26, 1978: Beech D18S (N500L), San Juan,Pr, Puerto Rico, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Unable to communicate on terminal radar service area frequency.

## Other aircraft with N500L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500L): Wilkinson Lorin L HATZ XB-II, S/N 500, built 1999

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