N38W - 1960 Beech H-18 Aircraft Registration

N38W is a 1960 Beech H-18, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Silverbird Vintage Aircraft & Flying Services LLC in Zeeland, MI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 5, 1963. The registration certificate was issued on April 29, 2022. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N38W is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A45AE5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N38W was last updated on July 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft Model 18, known as the "Twin Beech," holds the record for the longest continuous production run of any piston-engine aircraft in aviation history. First flown on January 15, 1937, it was a low-wing twin-engine monoplane that could carry six to eight passengers or equivalent cargo loads. Spanning 32 years of production with over 9,000 aircraft built in 32 variations, it measured just over 35 feet in length with twin Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. radial engines. The aircraft was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE18.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N38W. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.