Twin piston

N21CA

1946 Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
A-250
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wadsworth, OH
1946 Beechcraft D18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D18S. Not a photo of N21CA.
Registration record

N21CA on the FAA register

Type
1946 Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-250
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wadsworth, OH
Certificate issued
2021-11-10
Airworthiness date
1956-02-05
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1B75C
Mode S (octal)
50333534
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
632 nm
Cruise (type)
183 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N21CA to the current registrant.
  • 1976-12-03
    N21CA previously assigned to a Douglas DC-6 (s/n 43030); cancelled.
  • 1971-05-27
    N21CA previously assigned to a Cook Aircraft JC 1 (s/n 0001); cancelled.
  • 1956-02-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N21CA

N21CA is a 1946 Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-250. It is registered to an individual in Wadsworth, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 183 knots and a range of about 632 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 5, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21CA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
183 kt
Range
632 nm
Fuel burn
49 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D18S type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-01-03 Accident · Santa Ana,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0104
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31T — a different aircraft that carried the N21CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RSE FIRST.NO DISCREPANCY FOUND DRG GND CK.
1971-04-06 Accident · San Pedro,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1422
Reported aircraft: Cook JC-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N21CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: -ON ENTRY,UN RCVR.PREV SPINS,PWR-OFF,DMSTD SATISF.

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.