# N989B: 1962 Beech H-18, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-632
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1962
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1978
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: ADCCAC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ace Air Cargo Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACE%20AIR%20CARGO%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4254° N, 81.8239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44135, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=989B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989B-2013-09-12

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 MKC88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA072), Apr 1, 1988: Beech H18 (N989B), Kansas City, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19880401007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007749A), Apr 1, 1988: Beech H18 (N989B), Kansas City, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Erratic altitude and headings on approach. Broke out stalled in low speed low altitude steep bank trying for runway

## Other aircraft with N989B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989B): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10419, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1958-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989B-1958-02-27): Bell 47G, S/N 1404. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Chicago Helicopter Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20HELICOPTER%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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