Aircraft record

N5850S1965 Beechcraft H-18

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 5, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1987)1 AD may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Ft Lauderdale, FL; owner city / state
Engine: R-985 SERIES · 450 hp; P&W
Owners: 1; since 1985
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1987
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued: Dec 12, 1985
Canceled: May 5, 2015
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 7, 1965

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Beechcraft
Model: H-18
Year: 1965
Serial number: BA-720
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: A78AE4

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

1985 – 2015Individual ownerFt Lauderdale, FL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 22, 1987 · Rockford, IL

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM KENOSHA, WISCONSIN TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AFTER HAVING BEEN WITHOUT SLEEP FOR ABOUT 20 HOURS. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING A SUBDIVISION NEAR ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS AT A LOW ALTITUDE, JUST ABOVE THE TREETOPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP LEFT BANK, DESCRIBED AS 70-90 DEGREES, WHEN IT REVERSED DIRECTION INTO A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CHI87FA219

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI87FA219)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (H-18)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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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