N8603A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech D18S built in 1951. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech D18S cancelled April 9, 2013
- Serial number
- A-557
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1951
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 12, 1990
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Skydive Assets INC (Corporation)
Loveland, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8603A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech D18S · serial A-557
THE SECOND PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. FACTORS WERE THE SECOND PILOT'S LACK OF LANDING EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE MAKE/MODEL, AND THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
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