# N797SB: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2016-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- 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-172
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1999
- Last registry action: April 1, 2015
- Mode S code: AAD398
- Owner when cancelled: [Brazoria County](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRAZORIA%20COUNTY)
- Location: [Angleton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Angleton)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1764° N, 95.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77515, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=797SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797SB-2016-08-31

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 CEN10TA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10TA006), Oct 3, 2009: Beech E18S (N797SB), Jones Creek, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the radio tower.

## 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 20091003018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091003018199A), Oct 3, 2009: Beech E18S (N797SB), Angleton/Lake, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from klbx at approximately 0945L to perform mosquitoe spraying. At approximately 1020L right wing of aircraft struck a 100 foot radio broadcast…
- [Incident 19960423011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423011419I), Apr 23, 1996: Beech E18S (N797SB), Jackson, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: after departure from runway 15L at Jackson, MS en-route to pib, the right engine failed. A/c returned and landed on closed taxiway sustaining minor…

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