# N563W: Beech E18S, registration cancelled 1991-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA139
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1984
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A73403
- Owner when cancelled: [Royal Air Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20AIR%20FREIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7704° N, 82.5290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48054, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=563W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563W-1991-03-29

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 ATL90FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA157), Aug 10, 1990: Beech E18S (N563W), Greenwood, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE WRONG ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE INTAKE VALVE IN THE…

## 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.

- [Accident 19900809031759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031759A), Aug 9, 1990: Beech E18S (N563W), Greenwood, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost right engine on climbout. Lost control. Hit trees. Valve failure broke cylinder. 600 lbs over gross. Feathered.
- [Incident 19881217068349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881217068349I), Dec 17, 1988: Beech E18S (N563W), Buffalo, NY. Unsafe gear indication. Landed without incident. Cause for repairs not given.

## Other aircraft with N563W

- [Cancelled 2012-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563W-2012-08-10): Heath BD-4, S/N P-239. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heath Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEATH%20FOUNDATION), [Marysville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marysville)

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