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N18RW

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1963 BEECH H-18

Fixed wing multi enginePort Orange, FLRegistered Sep 30, 2026

N18RW is a 1963 Beech H-18 (fixed wing multi engine) with serial number BA-653, registered in Port Orange, FL. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Sep 30, 2033; the renewal window opens on Mar 30, 2033. It is powered by a P&W R-985 SERIES rated at 450 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Sep 30, 1963. It is one of 28 H-18 aircraft in the FAA registry, 2 of them registered in Florida. About 71% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresSep 30, 2033

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Sep 30, 2033
Registrant type
LLC
Registered owner
BEECHBALLZ LLC
Location
Port Orange, FL
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Orlando FSDO (ORL FSDO) · (407) 487-7000
Certificate issued
Sep 30, 2026
Last FAA action
Sep 30, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A13FDF
Mode S code (octal)
50237737
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
BEECH
Model
H-18
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-765 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
Year manufactured
1963
Serial number
BA-653
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Engines / seats
2 / 11
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Sep 30, 1963
Approved operations
Normal

Public airports near Port Orange

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Daytona Beach International
Daytona Beach, FL
KDAB5 miTowered100LL, A
New Smyrna Beach Municipal (Jack Bolt Fld)
New Smyrna Beach, FL
KEVB6 miTowered100LL, A
Halifax River
Holly Hill, FL
F159 miNon-towered-

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Feb 1, 2013WEEDON WEEDON11974

Other H-18 in Florida