N70GA1966 Beechcraft D18S
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Dallas, TX
- Certificate issued
- Sep 10, 1991
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 9, 1967
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
- D18S
- Year
- 1966
- Serial number
- A-177
- 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
- A952CC
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor C90 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 95 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1991 – nowAmerican Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INCDallas, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (D18S)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 (2)
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.
- Landing gear · bolt · dislodgedJul 20, 2017
DRAG LINK BOLT IN HALF AND BEGAN DISLODGING WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. PROBABLE CAUSE BENDING FATIGUE FROM LANDING GEAR CYCLES RECOMMEND REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. NDT INSPECTION OF 3 ADDITIONAL BOLTS REMOVED FROM SERVICE REVEALED NO DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · drag link · damagedJul 20, 2017
DRAG LINK BOLT BROKE IN HALF AND BEGAN DISLODGING WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. PROBABLE CAUSE BENDING FATIGUE FROM LANDING GEAR CYCLES. RECOMMEND REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. NDT INSPECTION OF 3 ADDITIONAL BOLTS REMOVED FROM SERVICE REVEALED NO DEFECTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026