# N958B: 1963 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2005-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012)
- 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-651
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1963
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2002
- Last registry action: August 16, 2005
- Mode S code: AD5278
- Owner when cancelled: [Comat International Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMAT%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N958B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=958B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958B-2005-09-23

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 H-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18.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 CHI75FEM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM27), Jan 31, 1975: Volpar H18 (N958B), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19841004069559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004069559I), Oct 4, 1984: Beech H18 (N958B), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. Right brake failed on rollout causing aircraft to leave runway. Hydraulic system defect.
- [Accident 19750131006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131006869A), Jan 31, 1975: Beech H18 (N958B), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. No dtmn made why gr couldnt be extdd manually. Hamilton spar mod,inadequate clnc at door bellcrank.

## Other aircraft with N958B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N958B): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 4496653
- [Cancelled 2014-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958B-2014-04-14): Sikorsky 269C, S/N S1958, built 2013. Exported to Brazil. Owner: Ipeuna Sp

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