# N80017: 1946 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 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-77
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 19, 2005
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AAE478
- Owner when cancelled: [Carroll Velvet A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARROLL%20VELVET%20A)
- Location: [Heath, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Heath)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8572° N, 96.4312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75032, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80017-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW83LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA162), Mar 18, 1983: Beech D-18S (N80017), Dfw Airport, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19841020068579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020068579I), Oct 20, 1984: Beech D18S (N80017), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Prop struck runway before go around. Manual gear extension. Broken wire gear switch to down limit switch.
- [Accident 19830317048222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317048222A), Mar 17, 1983: Beech D18S (N80017), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot had shut left engine down and right regulator failed leaving no communications. Aircraft hit while taxiing.
- [Incident 19820822063899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822063899I), Aug 22, 1982: Beech D18S (N80017), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. Right engine surge on liftoff. Props hit runway on attempted abort. Went around. Cracked right engine crankshaft.
- [Incident 19780711043209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043209I), Jul 11, 1978: Beech D18S (N80017), Dickinson, ND. Takeoff aborted when one engine quit. Engines and fuel checked out ok.

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