Twin piston

N40189

1943 Beechcraft RC-45J

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
51218
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
East Lansing, MI
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Registration record

N40189 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Beechcraft RC-45J
Serial
51218
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
East Lansing, MI
Certificate issued
2015-10-05
Airworthiness date
1995-06-12
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4B3EA
Mode S (octal)
51131752
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N40189 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952-07-22
    N40189 previously assigned to a Stinson 108 (s/n 108-119); cancelled.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N40189

N40189 is a 1943 Beechcraft RC-45J, serial number 51218. It is registered to co-owners in East Lansing, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2015 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-360-A1D engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 12, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40189.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40189.

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.