Twin piston

N5609D

1957 Beechcraft H18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
BA-315
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Marcos, TX
Registration record

N5609D on the FAA register

Type
1957 Beechcraft H18S (FAA: Beechcraft E18S)
Serial
BA-315
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Marcos, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-27
Airworthiness date
1957-09-05
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A72A81
Mode S (octal)
51625201
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N5609D.
  • 1957-09-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5609D

N5609D is a 1957 Beechcraft H18S (FAA model E18S), serial number BA-315. It is registered to an individual in San Marcos, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 standard category, dated September 5, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5609D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5609D.

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.