# N521GP: 1955 Beech E18S-9700, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-105
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1966
- Last registry action: July 16, 1981
- Mode S code: A68D49
- Location: [Tonopah, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Tonopah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521GP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=521GP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521GP-2012-12-11

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-9700: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700.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 CHI79FEV10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV10), Jan 27, 1979: Beech E18-S (N521GP), Springfield, IL, 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.

- [Incident 19790925049869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925049869I), Sep 25, 1979: Beech E18S (N521GP), Albany, NY. Pilot felt vibration after gear retraction. Extended gear and landed. Limit switch failed, motor running.
- [Accident 19790127005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127005709A), Jan 27, 1979: Beech E18S (N521GP), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage. Copilot made takeoff. Lost sight of runway due to snow. Hit snow bank.

## Other aircraft with N521GP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521GP): DJI SPARK, S/N 0ASUE79001040E

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