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Multi-Engine Piston

1957 BEECHCRAFT E18S

El Paso, TX · USA
🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$175,000
fyiEstimate $78,500–$80,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 16 comparable Beechcraft Multi-Engine Piston listings ($137,700), then adjusts for:

  • Year -7 vs comparable listings -10.5%
  • Airframe time +20,771 hr vs comps -20.0%
  • Engine time +4,516 hr vs comps -20.0%
  • No Autopilot (50% of comps have one) -1.5%
  • ADS-B (62% of comps) +1.0%
  • Market supply: 2 for sale of 50 FAA-registered +1.6%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1957
26,390 hrs
N122GS ✈ Flight Tracking
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E-18
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2
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★ 5.0 (73 Google reviews)
Dixie Aviation Enterprises LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)

Overview

Make / ModelBeechcraft E18S
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time26,390 hrs
Engine time5078 SOH
ADS-BYes
FIKI / known ice ADS-B

Engines & propellers

Engine

Time since overhaul
5078.4 hrs

Decoded from the seller's description — verify against logbooks.

Description

Detailed Description AIRCRAFT - 1957 Beechcraft Super E-18 CONVERTED TO VOLPAR TURBOLINER 11 IN 1974: Ask: $175k | Make Offer. ATT 26,390.7 hours. All aircraft and engine AD,s completed ( including a recent spar Xray AD Inspection). Maintained under strict Airline/Part 135 standards for most of its life. Cargo configuration, FIKI/known ice boots. standard twin beech cargo door, cut window crew hatch with full a removed full crew hatch included with sale if desired. Airframe: 26,390.7 hours

Modifications

Engine(s): Honeywell tpe-331-1-101B turboprops. Gross takeoff wt 11,500lbs 4800 plus useful load 200k cruise 430 gals jet fuel VFR 5hr range plus reserve CARGO VOLUMNE 550 CU /FT. Left Engine: TSOH 5078.4 hours 5 yr overhaul due if required 5400 hr program 421.6 hrs remaining to OVH. CSO 474 1st wheel 713 cycles remaining. 2nd wheel 413 cycles remaining 3rd wheel 2412 cycles remaining. Right Engine: TSOH 6038.7 hours 5 yr overhaul due if required 6000 hr program 66.3 remaining to OVH. CSHS 1502 1st wheel 4198 cycles remaining. 2nd wheel 1646 cycles remaining 3rd wheel 1932 cycles remaining. Prop(s): Left Prop: 703.4 hrs Right Prop: 609.4 hrs

Avionics

Avionics: Number 1 and 2 corns recent Collins VHF 20,s #1 Nav Collins pn 101 HIS. #2 Nav King 660A. King 800 ADF and RMI king slim pack DME. Transponder Stratus ADS-B Out with In capabilities.

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Beechcraft E18 Super Twin Beech

Typical model-level figures for the Beechcraft E18 Super Twin Beech (not this specific airframe).

$63,515annual budget · 86 hrs/yr
$405variable cost / hour
$2.16cost per nm
48.7gph fuel burn
$313,127avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $78,500–$80,500

Performance & dimensions

Range638 nm
Cruise speed187 kts · 215 mph
Takeoff / landing1655.0 / 1480.0

About this plane

Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The E18 Super Twin Beech seats up to 9 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

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Last flight

Actual flight path from FlightAware for N122GS. More flight tracking ›