Twin piston

N38W

1960 Beechcraft H18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
BA-580
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Silverbird Vintage Aircraft & Flying Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Zeeland, MI
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1960 Beechcraft H18
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Registration record

N38W on the FAA register

Type
1960 Beechcraft H18 (FAA: Beechcraft H-18)
Serial
BA-580
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Silverbird Vintage Aircraft & Flying Services LLC
Zeeland, MI
Certificate issued
2022-04-29
Airworthiness date
1963-07-05
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45AE5
Mode S (octal)
51055345
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N38W.
  • 1963-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N38W

N38W is a 1960 Beechcraft H18 (FAA model H-18), serial number BA-580. The FAA register lists Silverbird Vintage Aircraft & Flying Services LLC as the registrant in Zeeland, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 5, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38W.

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.