# N979SB: 1957 Beech E18S, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006)
- 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-302
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1957
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1977
- Last registry action: January 3, 1987
- Mode S code: ADA6A6
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0845° N, 115.1461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89119, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979SB-2013-07-01

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 E18S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s.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 LAX77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA065), Aug 22, 1977: Beech E18S (N979SB), Catalina Is, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 20060418004349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060418004349I), Apr 18, 2006: Beech E18S (N979SB), Angleton, TX, Minor damage. (-23) 04/18/2006 At 0800, N979SB, a Beech 18, being operated by Brazoria county mosquito control was departing from Brazoria County Airport (lbx). Winds were…
- [Accident 19770822035749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822035749A), Aug 22, 1977: Beech E18S (N979SB), Catalina Is, CA, Destroyed. Pilot,carbon monoxide 45 ,copilot 16.8 .cabin heater,cracks in combustion chamber

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