# N5869C: Beech D18S, registration cancelled 1968-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1968
- 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: A-570
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1951
- Mode S code: A78FC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Reading Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/READING%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Reading, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Reading)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5869C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5869C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5869C-1968-02-06

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 NYC68F0321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0321), Dec 12, 1967: Beech D18S (N5869C), New Cumberland, PA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5869C

- [Cancelled 1995-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5869C-1995-11-14): Counts Bobbie J N-3 PUP, S/N 0086. Owner: [Counts Bobbie J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTS%20BOBBIE%20J), [Lake Lure, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lake%20Lure)

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