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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5850S

N5850S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech H-18 built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 5, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Beech H-18 cancelled May 5, 2015

Serial number
BA-720
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1965
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 12, 1985
Last FAA action
February 6, 1995
Last owner
Smith Ronald W (Individual)
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5850S

CHI87FA219Accident on September 22, 1987 at Rockford, IL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech H-18 · serial BA720

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