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N487M1951 Mooney M-18C

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 18, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 1984)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
South Freeport, ME
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1983
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
South Freeport, ME
Certificate issued
Mar 7, 1983
Canceled
Dec 18, 2012
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Apr 30, 1955

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Mooney
Model
M-18C
Year
1951
Serial number
241
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A603AD

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor A&C65 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
65 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1983 – 2012Individual ownerSouth Freeport, ME
  2. until 1932Issoudun Aircraft Mfg CorpPleasant Ridge, MI · different airframe: Issoudun Aircraft Mfg Corp Issoudun H-23 S/N 1

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

May 10, 1984 · Sugar Loaf Key, FL

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING SEVERAL PASSES OVER A FRIENDS HOUSE. AT THE END OF THE THIRD PASS DURING, A CLIMBING LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED WOOD ROT IN THE MAIN WING SPAR. THE LAST KNOWN INSPECTION FOR WOOD AND GLUE JOINT DETERIORATION WAS PERFORMED IN 1982 BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA84FA164

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA84FA164)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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