# N8603A: 1951 Beech D18S, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 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-557
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 29, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1990
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: ABD199
- Owner when cancelled: [Skydive Assets Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYDIVE%20ASSETS%20INC)
- Location: [Loveland, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Loveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3831° N, 105.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80537, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8603A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8603A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8603A-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (2)

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 FTW96LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA057), Nov 30, 1995: Beech D18S (N8603A), Loveland, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE SECOND PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. FACTORS WERE THE SECOND…
- [NTSB MIA67F0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0355), Sep 23, 1966: Beech D18S (N8603A), Tallahassee, FL, 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 19951130049559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130049559A), Nov 30, 1995: Beech D18S (N8603A), Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) On November 30, 1995, at approximately 1415 MST, a Beechcraft model D18S with registration number N8603A impacted the ground while landing on runway 15…

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