Twin piston

N649B

1948 Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
A-454
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spirit Engineering Inc (Corporation)
Based
Grand Junction, CO
1948 Beechcraft D18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D18S. Not a photo of N649B.
Registration record

N649B on the FAA register

Type
1948 Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-454
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Spirit Engineering Inc
Grand Junction, CO
Certificate issued
2016-03-01
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A886C3
Mode S (octal)
52103303
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N649B.
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N649B

N649B is a 1948 Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-454. The FAA register lists Spirit Engineering Inc as the registrant in Grand Junction, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N649B.

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 N649B.

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.