Twin piston

N87AZ

1936 Beechcraft 18D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1936
Serial
178
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Jacobs L6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beechcraft Heritage Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tullahoma, TN
Registration record

N87AZ on the FAA register

Type
1936 Beechcraft 18D
Serial
178
Engines
2 × Jacobs L6
Registered owner
Beechcraft Heritage Museum Inc
Tullahoma, TN
Certificate issued
1997-06-26
Airworthiness date
1991-05-30
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF415
Mode S (octal)
52772025
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N87AZ.
  • 1991-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1936
    Manufactured (1936).
Overview

About N87AZ

N87AZ is a 1936 Beechcraft 18D, serial number 178. The FAA register lists Beechcraft Heritage Museum Inc as the registrant in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 1997 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Jacobs L6 engines and 11 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 30, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87AZ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87AZ.

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.