Beechcraft G18
23 on the U.S. register. Built from 1959 to 1962; half of them date from 1960 or earlier. California has the most (4). 65% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the G18 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 (19), P&W Pt6A Ser (1), P & W R-985-An-14B (1)
- Seats
- 10
- Cruise speed
- about 165 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 8, 1992; newest July 23, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 8 | 35% |
| Corporation | 8 | 35% |
| LLC | 7 | 30% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| G18S | 23 | 1959 to 1962 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Wpp Nautical LLC | 1 |
| Waller County Aviation Museum | 1 |
| Twin Beech G18S LLC | 1 |
| Skyline Eighteen LLC | 1 |
| Skydive Greene County | 1 |
| Nord Aviation INC | 1 |
| Mid Atlantic Air Museum | 1 |
| Kestrel INC | 1 |
| Eckles Aircraft LLC | 1 |
| Dove Enterprises LLC | 1 |
| Carlsbad Raceway CORP | 1 |
| Bancroft Contracting CORP | 1 |
Fleet pages: Wpp Nautical LLC · Waller County Aviation Museum · Nord Aviation INC · Mid Atlantic Air Museum · Carlsbad Raceway CORP
Accident history NTSB records · 25 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
The 8 most recent of 25 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 G18 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
23 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft G18s?
California, with 4.
Who owns the Beechcraft G18?
65% 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 G18s on the register built?
Between 1959 and 1962; half of them in 1960 or earlier.
How many Beechcraft G18 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
25 accidents and incidents since 1982, 3 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Beechcraft G18 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 G18 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about fuel system. Operators and repair shops have filed 12 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 12 of them in the last ten years: about 8.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 24 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin At INC..
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system | 1 | 50% |
| Engine | 1 | 50% |
Failure reports 12 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 96 | 3 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 3 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 02 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 8 | 67% |
| Landing gear | 3 | 25% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 8% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Gear | 3 |
| Connecting Rod | 1 |
| Crankshaft | 1 |
| Cylinder | 1 |
| Magneto | 1 |
| Oil Tank | 1 |
| Pump | 1 |
| Spacer | 1 |
| Switch | 1 |
| Wire | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 250 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), beech pilot (36), beech forward (36), beech center (24), beech cockpit (20), beech skylights (14), ant mt (6), gasket (4), engine oil (4), wheel brake (3).
Approved modifications 24 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 G18 links to the rest of the register
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft G18S 23 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 19 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 1 of these aircraft · 750 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B 1 of these aircraft · 400 hp
- AiResearch (Honeywell) TPE331 series 1 of these aircraft · 904 hp
- California 4 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Wpp Nautical LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Waller County Aviation Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Twin Beech G18S LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Skyline Eighteen LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Skydive Greene County 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the G18 25 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- FAA orders naming the G18 2 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the G18 12 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the G18 24 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/g18.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 23
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N502DD | Beech G18S |
Waller County Aviation Museum Brookshire, Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729M | Beech G18S |
Wpp Nautical LLC Waller, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727AV | Beech G18S |
Skyline Eighteen LLC Setauket, New York |
Standard | 2026-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18G | Beech G18S |
416Wy LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320GB | Beech G18S |
Aloft Aviation Services LLC Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N933GM | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50WA | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9621R | Beech G18S |
Twin Beech G18S LLC Galt, California |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1480K | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N985S | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33KM | Beech G18S |
Eckles Aircraft LLC Weslaco, Texas |
Standard | 2017-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400KU | Beech G18S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9669R | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2016-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9918R | Beech G18S |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2015-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45CF | Beech G18S |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74GJ | Beech G18S |
Skydive Greene County Xenia, Ohio |
Multiple | 2013-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5BA | Beech G18S |
Carlsbad Raceway CORP Hemet, California |
Standard | 2012-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36BC | Beech G18S |
Bancroft Contracting CORP South Paris, Maine |
Standard | 2011-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9604R | Beech G18S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2010-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450TA | Beech G18S |
Kestrel INC West Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | 2009-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9375Y | Beech G18S |
Nord Aviation INC Santa Teresa, New Mexico |
Standard | 2007-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9690R | Beech G18S |
Dove Enterprises LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404H | Beech G18S |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1992-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |