N897SB - 1958 Beech E18S Aircraft Registration

N897SB is a 1958 Beech E18S, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Cascade Airways LLC in Jefferson, OR. This aircraft holds a multiple airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 19, 1991. The registration certificate was issued on June 5, 2023. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2030. Powered by a P&w Canada T74-CP-700 engine producing 550 horsepower, N897SB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC60E7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N897SB was last updated on June 5, 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 N897SB. 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.