Single-engine piston

N18V

Beechcraft D17S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6869
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Leesburg, VA
 Beechcraft D17S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D17S. Not a photo of N18V.
Registration record

N18V on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft D17S
Serial
6869
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee
Leesburg, VA
Certificate issued
2020-04-20
Airworthiness date
1956-04-21
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1402E
Mode S (octal)
50240056
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
582 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N18V to the current registrant.
  • 1956-04-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939-04-01
    N18V previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-38-B (s/n 4149); cancelled.
Overview

About N18V

N18V is a Beechcraft D17S, serial number 6869. The FAA register lists Eastern Stearman Inc Trustee as the registrant in Leesburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 582 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18V.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
582 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D17S type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18V.

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.