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
E18S
Year
1955
Serial number
BA-54
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
A95682
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
1981 – 2014Federated Air Freight CorpMedford, OR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 8, 1982 · Charlotte, TX
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A CLEARING ON A RANCH AND THEN WAS ABANDONED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CONCRETE TROUGH FOR WATERING CATTLE. DRUGS WERE FOUND ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.
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.
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION CHECK THAT THE NR 1 CYLINDER ON THIS ENGINE HAD ALMOST NO COMPRESSION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE WAS BAD. ALSO, THE EXHAUST VALVE AND INTAKE VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CYLINDER WAS ON AN ENGINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.