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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N218B

N218B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Smith Fred D HORNET. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N218B is reserved by a private party since June 27, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Smith Fred D HORNET cancelled June 27, 2023

Serial number
0018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 9, 2018
Last FAA action
April 28, 2023
Last owner
Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum INC (Corporation)
St George, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

Beech G35 cancelled date not given

Serial number
D4546
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

NTSB accident and incident record under N218B

WPR18LA217Accident on August 11, 2018 at St. George, UT: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Smith HORNET · serial 0018

The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff due to an unexpected gust of wind.

LAX83LA046Accident on December 18, 1982 at Fair Oaks, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech G35 · serial D-4546

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