Single-engine piston

N18LY

1978 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
M-2020
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
LLC
Based
—
Registration record

N18LY on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M-2020
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
—
Certificate issued
2025-03-18
Airworthiness date
1978-03-15
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A13F64
Mode S (octal)
50237544
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
565 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N18LY.
  • 1978-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N18LY

N18LY is a 1978 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M-2020. It is registered to a llc. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 565 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 15, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18LY.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
565 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,955 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,484 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18LY.

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.