N868L - 1946 Beech D18S Aircraft Registration

N868L is a 1946 Beech D18S, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee in Casper, WY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 11, 1994. The registration certificate was issued on February 21, 2026. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2033. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N868L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABED89 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N868L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 52.4935, 0.9924 on March 19, 2026. The FAA registry record for N868L was last updated on February 21, 2026. 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 N868L. 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.