# N9312Y: 1960 Beech G18S, registration cancelled 2017-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010)
- 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-550
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1960
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1994
- Last registry action: May 30, 2000
- Mode S code: ACEC15
- Owner when cancelled: [May Air Xpress Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAY%20AIR%20XPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [New Boston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/New%20Boston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4626° N, 94.4334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75570, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9312Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9312Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9312Y-2017-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3328), Jun 3, 1996: PUMP. LEAK. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM A MACHINED ORIFACE AND WAS IGNITED BY EXHAUST FLAME DURING TAXI. SUSPECT INTERNAL FAILURE OF PUMP, NO LOSS OF FUEL

## 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 FTW98LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA007), Oct 6, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Crosbyton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance which resulted in diminished carburetor heat effectiveness due to missing alternate air doors. Contributing were conducive carburetor icing weather conditions, low ceilings…

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19971006045479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006045479A), Oct 6, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Crosbyton, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) On October 6, 1997, at 1830 central daylight time, a Beech G18S airplane, N9312Y, owned and operated by may air express of new boston, Texas, was…
- [Incident 19970614019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019419I), Jun 14, 1997: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on final approach to Midland, this ATP pilot put the gear down and got a green light, however, he heard an unusual grinding sound. A fly-by the…
- [Incident 19960621025539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621025539I), Jun 21, 1996: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Fort Smith, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: on may 30, 1996, at 2039 CDT, a Beechcraft, G-18-S, N9312Y, was in position on runway 25 at Fort Smith, Arkansas when the air transport certificated…
- [Accident 19941117038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941117038359A), Nov 17, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft reported unsafe landing gear indication, landing gear collapsed after landing.
- [Incident 19941025043869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941025043869I), Oct 25, 1994: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Shreveport, LA. Aircraft swerved off runway on landing as pilot unlocked the tail wheel prematurely. Rolled onto adjacent taxiway.
- [Incident 19880811062899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811062899I), Aug 11, 1988: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Fuselage failure caused tail wheel to tilt.
- [Incident 19810325024789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325024789I), Mar 25, 1981: Beech G18S (N9312Y), Reading, PA, Minor damage. During rollout right main gear collapsed. Right drag brace failure.

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