N42DBeechcraft E18S
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Big Lake, AK
- Certificate issued
- Jan 4, 2021
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 22, 1956
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- E18S
- Serial number
- BA-117
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A4F991
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- 2021 – nowCo-ownersBig Lake, AK · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (E18S)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · stud · failedSep 20, 2001
IN FLIGHT, ENGINE NR 1 STARTED TO VIBRATE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, LANDED. NR 3 CYLINDER BASE STUDS FAILED AND PISTON DAMAGED ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control column · crackedOct 16, 1998
AIRCRAFT IN FOR A B2 INSPECTION, COMPLYING WITH AD 77-19-07 CONTROL COLUMN INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED IN THE AREA 'A' LEFT CONTROL COLUMN OF AD 77-19-07, A .25 INCH CRACK ACROSS THE LOWER WELD. CONTROL COLUMN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. (M)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · motor · malfunctionOct 8, 1996
PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PILOT THEN CYCLED GEAR AGAIN AND GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C LANDED WITH NO PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT JACKED AND GEAR RETRACTION PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES. LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS CHANGED FOR PRECAUTION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · engine · malfunctionedJan 11, 1995
BFI-MSO - ABOUT 40 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE LT ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, A LOSS OF POWER WAS NOTICED AND PILOT SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED THE LT ENGINE AND LANDED AT ELM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026