# N5657D: 1959 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-407
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1975
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A73CCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffith Lee R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFITH%20LEE%20R)
- Location: [Lake Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lake%20Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1101° N, 97.0056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75065, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5657D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5657D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5657D-2012-09-20

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: 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 FTW76AF044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF044), Oct 28, 1975: Beech E18S (N5657D), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

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