N18989 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech B19. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 27, 1994. 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 B19 cancelled January 27, 1994
- Serial number
- MB870
- 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
- March 30, 1990
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 1993
- Last owner
- Ari Ben Aviator INC (Corporation)
Addison, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Phillips Aviation Co. CT-1 cancelled July 12, 1941
- Serial number
- 100
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1938
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Peru
- Certificate issued
- February 29, 1940
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Phillips Aviation CO (Corporation)
Van Nuys, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N18989
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech B19 · serial MB-870
ENTRY DOOR OPENING IN FLIGHT, INADEQUATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PUBLISHED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND POOR EMERGENCY TRAINING BY THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS WERE INADEQUATE DESIGN/INSTALLATION OF THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM, DETERIORATED AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech B19 · serial MB-870
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PIC, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, WHEN HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT PILOT TO FLARE AT TOO HIGH AN ALTITUDE OFF THE RUNWAY.
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