# N5970C: Beech D18S, registration cancelled 1965-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1965
- 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: A845
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1962
- Mode S code: A7B9C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Gast David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAST%20DAVID%20E)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5970C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5970C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5970C-1965-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX65A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65A0062), Jan 24, 1965: Beechcraft D18S (N5970C), Elko, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5970C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5970C): Clyde R Rychel CH650, S/N 65-8315, built 2012

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