Twin piston

N23BR

Beechcraft E18S-9700

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
BA-159
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney WJR-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N23BR on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft E18S-9700
Serial
BA-159
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney WJR-A
Registered owner
Dakota Express LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-07-09
Airworthiness date
1956-05-21
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A20650
Mode S (octal)
50403120
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N23BR to the current registrant.
  • 2013-10-31
    N23BR previously assigned to a Let L 33 Solo (s/n 940208); cancelled.
  • 1956-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N23BR

N23BR is a Beechcraft E18S-9700, serial number BA-159. The FAA register lists Dakota Express LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney WJR-A engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 21, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23BR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
1,000 nm

Published figures for the Beechcraft E18S-9700 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-15 Accident · New Castle, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC94LA081
Reported aircraft: Let Super Blanik L-33 — a different aircraft that carried the N23BR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTING IN FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF GLIDER.

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.