Twin piston

N87711

Beechcraft H18

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
BA-650
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planeview Aviation Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ahoskie, NC
 Beechcraft H18
Representative photo of a Beechcraft H18. Not a photo of N87711.
Registration record

N87711 on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft H18 (FAA: Beechcraft H-18)
Serial
BA-650
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Planeview Aviation Services Inc
Ahoskie, NC
Certificate issued
2021-10-08
Airworthiness date
1963-08-19
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC12EC
Mode S (octal)
53011354
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N87711 to the current registrant.
  • 2009-07-24
    Accident at Dayton, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 1981-10-13
    N87711 previously assigned to a Homebuilt FJ-2 (s/n 102); cancelled.
  • 1963-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N87711

N87711 is a Beechcraft H18 (FAA model H-18), serial number BA-650. The FAA register lists Planeview Aviation Services Inc as the registrant in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 19, 1963.

N87711 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-07-24 Accident · Dayton, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN09CA474
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft H-18
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lock the tailwheel during landing resulting in the loss of directional control.

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.