# N948Q: 1961 Beech G18S, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- 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-597
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1961
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1978
- Last registry action: December 24, 1988
- Mode S code: AD2C3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3534° N, 86.2570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36106, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948Q-2014-11-24

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 G18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s.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 MIA78DLD76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD76), Sep 12, 1978: Beech G18S (N948Q), Nnassau (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## 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 19780912029429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912029429A), Sep 12, 1978: Beech G18S (N948Q), Nnassau, FL, Substantial damage. Ditched in international waters. Acft not recovered.

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