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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N18879

N18879 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C23. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 15, 1988. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Beech C23 cancelled March 15, 1988

Serial number
M1957
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Aeronca K cancelled February 20, 1956

Serial number
K142
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 22, 1950
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
John Cheney (Individual)
Underwood, IA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N18879

ATL87FA088Accident on March 20, 1987 at Semora, NC: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C23 · serial M1957

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site