Twin piston

N52DN

1952 Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
A-846
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Apparent Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Plant City, FL
1952 Beechcraft D18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D18S. Not a photo of N52DN.
Registration record

N52DN on the FAA register

Type
1952 Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-846
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Air Apparent Aviation LLC
Plant City, FL
Certificate issued
2023-08-23
Airworthiness date
1995-02-24
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A686ED
Mode S (octal)
51503355
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

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N52DN.
  • 1995-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N52DN

N52DN is a 1952 Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-846. The FAA register lists Air Apparent Aviation LLC as the registrant in Plant City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 February 24, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52DN.

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 N52DN.

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.