# N518K: Beech H-18S, registration cancelled 1981-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech H-18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18s) (registry code 1151001)
- Serial number: BA622
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1977
- Mode S code: A68008
- Owner when cancelled: [Navik Joseph P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVIK%20JOSEPH%20P)
- Location: [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518K-1981-10-24

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 H-18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18s.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 MIA81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA104), Aug 13, 1981: Beech H18 (N518K), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 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 19810813049349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049349A), Aug 13, 1981: Beech H18 (N518K), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Too high and fast for landing. Began belated goaround. Struck wires and crashed into wrecked autos off airport.

## Other aircraft with N518K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518K): Trombley Roger W N3 PUP, S/N R T 4
- [Cancelled 1996-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518K-1996-08-13): Koidahl Virgil D CASSUTT III SPTRACER, S/N 518. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Koidahl Virgil D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOIDAHL%20VIRGIL%20D), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)

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