# N81DA: 1963 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- 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-647
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1979
- Last registry action: November 23, 1985
- Mode S code: AB074F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sanders Jeff Seay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20JEFF%20SEAY)
- Location: [Portlant, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portlant)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5086° N, 122.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81DA-2014-11-19

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 LAX85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA138), Feb 13, 1985: Beech BE-18 (N81DA), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19850213003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213003159A), Feb 13, 1985: Beech H18 (N81DA), Santa Maria, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during crosswind landing. Winds varied in direction and speed. Right gear separated.

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