Aircraft record

N87111958 Beechcraft E18S

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 4, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 1984)1 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: West Chicago, IL; owner city / state
Engine: R-985 SERIES · 450 hp; P&W
Owners: 1; since 1990
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1984
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 2; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: West Chicago, IL
Certificate issued: Dec 3, 1990
Canceled: May 4, 2015
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Sep 26, 1958

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: 1958
Serial number: BA-384
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: ABFC88

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

1990 – 2015Individual ownerWest Chicago, IL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 7, 1984 · Buellton, CA

THESE ACFT COLLIDED IN FLT WHILE BEING FERRIED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. N8711 WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY AND N753CW RECEIVEDMINOR DAMAGE. BOTH ACFT LANDED AT SANTA YNEZ ARPT WHERE N8711 LOST CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT AND RAN OFF THE RWY. N753CW WAS LANDED WITH THE RIGHT ENG SHUT DOWN. EACH PLT SAID THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: LAX84LA245

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX84LA245)

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 (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 · retract nut · bolt failedMay 6, 1995
THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT REPORTED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS UPON LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION SHOWED THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT NUT AND TUBE PUSH/PULL HAD FAILED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · push/pull tube · bolt failedMay 6, 1995
THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PILOT REPORTED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS UPON LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION SHOWED THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT NUT AND TUBE PUSH/PULL HAD FAILED.
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

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