Twin piston

N5552A

1944 Beechcraft C18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
8431
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Allen Chorman & Son Inc (Corporation)
Based
Milton, DE
Registration record

N5552A on the FAA register

Type
1944 Beechcraft C18S
Serial
8431
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Allen Chorman & Son Inc
Milton, DE
Certificate issued
1987-02-03
Airworthiness date
1965-06-02
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A7149D
Mode S (octal)
51612235
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5552A.
  • 1965-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N5552A

N5552A is a 1944 Beechcraft C18S, serial number 8431. The FAA register lists Allen Chorman & Son Inc as the registrant in Milton, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 1987 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 10 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated June 2, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5552A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5552A.

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.