N9690R - 1960 Beech G18S Aircraft Registration

N9690R is a 1960 Beech G18S, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Dove Enterprises LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 27, 1960. The registration certificate was issued on December 27, 2005. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N9690R is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD7FFD (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9690R was last tracked by AviatorDB near Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL) on March 13, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9690R was last updated on September 20, 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 N9690R. 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.