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
G18S
Year
1960
Serial number
BA-550
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
ACEC15
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
1994 – 2017May Air Xpress INCNew Boston, TX
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
Oct 6, 1997 · Crosbyton, TX
Inadequate maintenance which resulted in diminished carburetor heat effectiveness due to missing alternate air doors. Contributing were conducive carburetor icing weather conditions, low ceilings during the emergency descent, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
Engine fuel and control · pump · leakJun 3, 1996
ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED A LEAK FROM A MACHINED ORIFACE AND WAS IGNITED BY EXHAUST FLAME DURING TAXI. SUSPECT INTERNAL FAILURE OF PUMP, NO LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE NOTED BY CREW. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR OTHER COMPONENTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.