Twin piston

N868L

1946 Beechcraft D18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
A-173
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Casper, WY
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1946 Beechcraft D18S
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Registration record

N868L on the FAA register

Type
1946 Beechcraft D18S
Serial
A-173
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2026-02-21
Airworthiness date
1994-03-11
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABED89
Mode S (octal)
52766611
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N868L.
  • 1994-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N868L

N868L is a 1946 Beechcraft D18S, serial number A-173. The FAA register lists Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 (normal), dated March 11, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N868L.

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 N868L.

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.