N737SW1959 Beechcraft E18S
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Aztec Worldwide Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Jul 18, 2016
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 11, 1959
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
- Year
- 1959
- Serial number
- BA-402
- 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
- A9E6B1
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- 2016 – nowAztec Worldwide Airlines INCWilmington, DE · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (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 · drag brace · crackedDec 28, 2010
PILOT, REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING. TAPPED ON BRAKES, RT MLG COLLAPSED. ACFT REMOVED FROM ACTIVE RUNWAY. SECURED & INSPECTED RT MLG. INSPECTION REVEALED FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN DRAG BRACE. DRAG BRACE BROKE APPROX 3 " FROM BOTTOM HINGE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO RT STRUT. IT APPEARS DRAG BRACE DEVELOPED AN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · lining · failedApr 1, 1998
ON TAKEOFF, BRAKE LINING SEGMENT BROKE INTO PIECES CAUSING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026