# N79LA: 1960 Beech G18S, 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 G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010)
- 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-543
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1960
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1991
- Last registry action: September 2, 1997
- Mode S code: AAB6A7
- Owner when cancelled: [May Air Xpress](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAY%20AIR%20XPRESS)
- Location: [New Boston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/New%20Boston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4626° N, 94.4334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75570, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79LA-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 G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.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 NYC77DNC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC36), Jun 12, 1977: Beech 18G (N79LA), Burlington, VT, 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.

- [Incident 19891116058619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116058619I), Nov 16, 1989: Beech G18S (N79LA), Atlanta, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed right on a crosswind takeoff. Passenger retracted gear before pilot had sufficient flying speed.
- [Incident 19781129024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129024329I), Nov 29, 1978: Beech G18S (N79LA), Albany, NY. Prop went into feather due to failure of the prop governor.
- [Accident 19770612014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612014869A), Jun 12, 1977: Beech G18S (N79LA), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Left main gear failed during intentional ground loop at end of runway.

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