# N5302U: Beech D18S, registration cancelled 1976-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: A401
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1975
- Mode S code: A6B31E
- Owner when cancelled: [Draper William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAPER%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Lorado, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lorado)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5302U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5302U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302U-1976-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW76FRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG54), May 18, 1976: Beech D18S (N5302U), Mcallen, TX, destroyed, 1 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 19760518016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760518016169A), May 18, 1976: Beech 18S (N5302U), Mcallen, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Test hop due prev gr malf. Gr ctl switch improperly wired.

## Other aircraft with N5302U

- [Cancelled 2010-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302U-2010-06-29): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9251, built 2002. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Midwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AVIATION%20INC), [West Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/West%20Paducah)

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