Twin piston

N985S

1959 Beechcraft G18S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
BA-476
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
1959 Beechcraft G18S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft G18S. Not a photo of N985S.
Registration record

N985S on the FAA register

Type
1959 Beechcraft G18S
Serial
BA-476
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2019-05-01
Airworthiness date
1959-11-24
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADBF47
Mode S (octal)
53337507
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N985S.
  • 1959-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N985S

N985S is a 1959 Beechcraft G18S, serial number BA-476. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 (normal), dated November 24, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985S.

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.