# N765D: 1952 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: A-818
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1997
- Last registry action: October 3, 2006
- Mode S code: AA5466
- Owner when cancelled: [Warner Walt M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARNER%20WALT%20M)
- Location: [Willow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Willow)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.8870° N, 149.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99688, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=765D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765D-2013-05-09

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

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA090), Jun 25, 1997: Beech D18S (N765D), Willow, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB CHI75AC063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC063), Mar 8, 1975: Beech D18S (N765D), Chicago, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71IN053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN053), Oct 27, 1970: Beech D18S (N765D), Albany, NY, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19970625015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970625015969A), Jun 25, 1997: Beech D18S (N765D), Willow, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed on takeoff. (From .4) the pilot took off from a 4400-foot-long gravel airstrip with a near gross weight load of cargo. He said that shortly…
- [Accident 19750308004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750308004959A), Mar 8, 1975: Beech D18S (N765D), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with cargo tug at intersection of ground vehicle access road and taxiway.

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