# N6138S: Air & Space America 18A, registration cancelled 1965-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Air & Space America 18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a) (registry code 0440104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1H17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1H17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-46
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1965
- Mode S code: A7FD64
- Owner when cancelled: [Abbe Horace E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBE%20HORACE%20E)
- Location: [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6138S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6138S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138S-1965-11-17

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 Air & Space America 18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/air-space-america-18a.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 CHI66A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0032), Oct 7, 1965: Air Space 18A (N6138S), Muncie, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N6138S

- [Cancelled 2009-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6138S-2009-09-25): Cessna TR182, S/N R18201623, built 1980. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Bmi Contractors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BMI%20CONTRACTORS%20INC), [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)

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