# N787Q: 1964 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2010-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012)
- 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: BA-662
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1964
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1980
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: AAABE5
- Owner when cancelled: [General Electric Crdt Corp Of Tn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20ELECTRIC%20CRDT%20CORP%20OF%20TN)
- Location: [Sunnyvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sunnyvale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3716° N, 122.0232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94086, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=787Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Q-2010-11-03

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 H-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA042), Jan 28, 1981: Beech H18 (N787Q), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ28), Mar 29, 1978: Beech H18 (N787Q), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19810128004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128004419A), Jan 28, 1981: Beech H18 (N787Q), Newhall, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported losing engine and requested vector to airport. Aircraft crashed into mountain at 2200 feet level.
- [Incident 19791220049069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049069I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech H18 (N787Q), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Wing tip of taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft.
- [Accident 19780329006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329006909A), Mar 29, 1978: Beech TC45G (N787Q), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Shop rag found binding nose gear extension sys-nose gear collapse ldg.

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