Twin turboprop

N8640E

Beechcraft C-45H

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
AF-510
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Urbana, OH
Registration record

N8640E on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft C-45H
Serial
AF-510
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation
Urbana, OH
Certificate issued
2003-02-24
Airworthiness date
1986-02-10
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ABE010
Mode S (octal)
52760020
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8640E.
  • 1986-07-06
    Accident at Tremont City, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 1986-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
Overview

About N8640E

N8640E is a Beechcraft C-45H, serial number AF-510. The FAA register lists Grimes Flying Lab Foundation as the registrant in Urbana, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated February 10, 1986.

N8640E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft C-45H type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-07-06 Accident · Tremont City, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL86FEG01
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H

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.