Twin piston

N42C

Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
A-468
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Stage One Associates LLC (LLC)
Based
Oxford, CT
 Beechcraft D18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D18S. Not a photo of N42C.
Registration record

N42C on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-468
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Stage One Associates LLC
Oxford, CT
Certificate issued
2017-07-31
Airworthiness date
1988-09-22
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4F978
Mode S (octal)
51174570
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N42C.
  • 1988-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N42C

N42C is a Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-468. The FAA register lists Stage One Associates LLC as the registrant in Oxford, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 (normal), dated September 22, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42C. 1 earlier record involves 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

1978-04-04 Accident · Topeka,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0522
Reported aircraft: Cessna T337G — a different aircraft that carried the N42C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ENG ON SINGLE ENG TAKEOFF.

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.