Twin piston

N81GB

1944 Beechcraft C18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
7881
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carolina Aero Tech LLC (LLC)
Based
Hilton Head Island, SC
Registration record

N81GB on the FAA register

Type
1944 Beechcraft C18S
Serial
7881
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Carolina Aero Tech LLC
Hilton Head Island, SC
Certificate issued
2024-03-05
Airworthiness date
1956-01-27
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB079B
Mode S (octal)
52603633
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N81GB.
  • 1956-01-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N81GB

N81GB is a 1944 Beechcraft C18S, serial number 7881. The FAA register lists Carolina Aero Tech LLC as the registrant in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 January 27, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81GB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81GB.

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.