# N8918A: 1950 Beech B35, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-2618
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1956
- Last registry action: March 1, 1989
- Mode S code: AC4C7C
- Location: [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6281° N, 104.7933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80015, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8918A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8918A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918A-2012-11-15

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 B35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35.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 SEA90FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA021), Nov 23, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE, HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT ON THE ILS APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A MISSED APPROACHED AFTER REACHING THE LATERAL LIMITS OF THE ILS SYSTEM…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19891122046409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122046409A), Nov 22, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Bremerton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees near airport. Low IFR. Owner had not autorized PIC to fly aircraft.
- [Accident 19890303003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890303003359A), Mar 3, 1989: Beech B35 (N8918A), Roanoke, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable to maintain VFR. Lost radio/radar contact. Crashed

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