# N8311: 1956 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 1976-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BA-142
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1975
- Mode S code: AB5E8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bifford Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIFFORD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8311
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8311-1976-07-07

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 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 ANC76AA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA090), May 22, 1976: Beech E18S (N8311), Kodiak, AK, 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 19760522013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522013069A), May 22, 1976: Beech E18S (N8311), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed. R eng failed,un feather prop. Acft sank,not recovered.

## Other aircraft with N8311

- [Cancelled 1955-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8311-1955-03-23): Curtiss Wright ROBIN, S/N 191, built 1918. Owner: [Violette Patrick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIOLETTE%20PATRICK), [Millinocket, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Millinocket)

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