Single-engine piston

N1218

1956 Beechcraft D-45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
BG-163
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Champaign, IL
Registration record

N1218 on the FAA register

Type
1956 Beechcraft D-45
Serial
BG-163
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Champaign, IL
Certificate issued
1983-02-03
Airworthiness date
1966-06-21
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A05AD9
Mode S (octal)
50055331
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1218.
  • 1966-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N1218

N1218 is a 1956 Beechcraft D-45, serial number BG-163. It is registered to an individual in Champaign, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 1983 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated June 21, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1218.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1218.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.