# N57M: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004)
- 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: AA-6
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 1956
- Last registry action: March 17, 1988
- Mode S code: A74D23
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57M-2012-09-25

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 D18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19781221021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221021669I), Dec 21, 1978: Beech D18C (N57M), Grand Bahamas, Bahamas, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing roll due to x wind.

## Other aircraft with N57M

- [Cancelled 1943-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57M-1943-03-17): Moth 60-GM, S/N 73. Owner: [Hawthorne Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWTHORNE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)

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