# N7969K: 1964 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-702
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1964
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1994
- Last registry action: August 28, 2000
- Mode S code: AAD1EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Polynesian Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLYNESIAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3477° N, 157.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96819, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7969K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7969K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7969K-2017-06-07

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 (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 LAX97FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA108), Feb 22, 1997: Beech H18 (N7969K), Honolulu, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19970222001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001729A), Feb 22, 1997: Beech H18 (N7969K), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. According to the load mainfest, the airplane was loaded with U.S. Mail and freight within 57 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight, and about 3 inches forward…
- [Incident 19950522021539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950522021539I), May 22, 1995: Beech H18 (N7969K), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Rolled sharply after liftoff. Scraped wing tip. Aborted. 737 had just departed. Counseled on wake turbulence.
- [Incident 19900828042799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828042799I), Aug 28, 1990: Beech H18 (N7969K), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on rollout. Broken drag link was cause of partial gear collapse.
- [Incident 19870102001419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102001419I), Jan 2, 1987: Beech H18 (N7969K), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during taxi. Nose wheel came off bearings. Aircraft suspected to be out of annual.

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