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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Beechcraft
Model
H-18
Year
1963
Serial number
BA-637
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
11
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0BB7C
Engine
Make and model
P&W R-985 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
450 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1979 – 2012Starflight INCMemphis, TN
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · destroyed
Nov 5, 1985 · Oklahoma City, OK
ATR PLT DEPARTING ARPT UNDER VMC EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENG SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF. THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT FOLLOWED BY A STEEP RIGHT ROLL, CONTACTING POWER LINES WITH THE RIGHT WING AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND. A POST-CRASH FIRE DESTOYED THE ACFT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BOTH ENGS AND A PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING PANEL. THE ENG FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION TO THE IMPELLER SHAFT…
THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER FULL POWER APPLICATION & PRIOR TO TAILWHEEL LIFT-OFF, THE 'RIGHT WING RAISED APRX 3 TO 4 FT INTO THE AIR.' THE ACFT THEN BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT. DURING ENSUING MANEUVERS, THE PLT ALTERNATELY ADVANCED & RETARDED THE THROTTLE AS THE ACFT CROSSED A DITCH & A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SLID INTO MUD, OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY & THE LANDING GEAR…
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