Twin piston

N3500B

1953 Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
A-973
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Walter Charles T Jr + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Ocala, FL
1953 Beechcraft D18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D18S. Not a photo of N3500B.
Registration record

N3500B on the FAA register

Type
1953 Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-973
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Walter Charles T Jr + 1 co-owner
Ocala, FL
Certificate issued
2019-05-13
Airworthiness date
1955-09-15
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3E727
Mode S (octal)
50763447
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3500B.
  • 1955-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N3500B

N3500B is a 1953 Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-973. The FAA register lists Walter Charles T Jr + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Ocala, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 September 15, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3500B.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3500B.

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.