Beechcraft C18
13 on the U.S. register. Built from 1942 to 1945; half of them date from 1944 or earlier. Minnesota has the most (3). 62% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the C18 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- P&W R-985 Series (12), None None (1)
- Seats
- 10
- Cruise speed
- about 165 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 3, 1987; newest December 2, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 4 | 31% |
| Individual | 4 | 31% |
| Corporation | 4 | 31% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 8% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| C18S | 13 | 1942 to 1945 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Simmons Aviation Services LLC | 1 |
| Invader Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Carolina Aero Tech LLC | 1 |
| Bobby Younkin Airshows & Sales INC | 1 |
| Allen Chorman & Son INC | 1 |
| Alaska Aviation Museum | 1 |
| Air Combat Museum | 1 |
| Adventure North Flying Service LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Simmons Aviation Services LLC · Allen Chorman & Son INC · Alaska Aviation Museum · Adventure North Flying Service LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Beechcraft C18 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
13 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft C18s?
Minnesota, with 3.
Who owns the Beechcraft C18?
62% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Beechcraft C18s on the register built?
Between 1942 and 1945; half of them in 1944 or earlier.
How many Beechcraft C18 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Beechcraft C18 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Beechcraft C18 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2005, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 7.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is flight controls. 33 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Staggerwing Museum Foundation INC..
Failure reports 1 since 2005 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 67 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: beech early (48), early beech (14), nacelle to (2), horizontal stabilizer (1), cowl support (1).
Approved modifications 33 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the C18 links to the rest of the register
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft C18S 13 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 12 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Minnesota 3 of these aircraft
- South Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- New Hampshire 1 of these aircraft
- Michigan 1 of these aircraft
- Simmons Aviation Services LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Invader Leasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Carolina Aero Tech LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Bobby Younkin Airshows & Sales INC 1 of these aircraft
- Allen Chorman & Son INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the C18 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the C18 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the C18 33 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/c18.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 13
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N23DF | Beech C18S |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79MB | Beech C18S |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81GB | Beech C18S |
Carolina Aero Tech LLC Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1047B | Beech C18S |
Alaska Aviation Museum Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44573 | Beech C18S |
Adventure North Flying Service LLC Baudette, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69044 | Beech C18S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9109R | Beech C18S |
Bobby Younkin Airshows & Sales INC Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2003-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67929 | Beech C18S |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 1999-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64463 | Beech C18S |
Air Combat Museum Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 1995-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6047V | Beech C18S |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1994-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4910N | Beech C18S |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1987-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5552A | Beech C18S |
Allen Chorman & Son INC Milton, Delaware |
Multiple | 1987-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218HC | Beech C18S |
Invader Leasing LLC Kingsford, Michigan |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |