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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:C-45G Expeditor
    Last Military Serial:51-11477 USAF
    Construction Number:6443
    Last Civil Registration:N114AK
    Compressed ID:Beech C-45G sn 51-11477 USAF cn 644...
    Latest Owner or Location:Brooks Fuel / Don Brooks, Fairbanks, Alaska

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-45F.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 43-50001.

    Remanufactured as a C-45G.
    New construction number, AF-34, assigned to the airframe.

    From 2 May 1952 to 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 51-11477.

    March 1959

    To unknown owner with c/r N9615C.

    20 March 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9615C (C-45G, AF-34) issued.

    1963

    To Stevens Buick Inc, Rapid City SD with new c/r N114V.

    1964

    To Gopher Aviation, Rochester MN keeping c/r N114V.

    1968

    To Earl W. Fugate/Midwest Aviation, Janesville WI keeping c/r N114V.

    From 1970 to 1980

    To Blackhawk Airways, Janesville WI keeping c/r N114V.

    8 January 1975

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI75AC051: There were no fatalities.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    25 August 1977

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI77FEV42: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 07:50 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Logan County Airport, Lincoln, IL. The flight departed from Chicago, IL, with the destination St. louis, MO. The engine failed or malfunctioned while climbing to cruise. Collided with the crop during the landing rollout. The factors included; ran off end of runway. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    12 September 1981


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Fairbanks, Alaska

    October 1982

    To Buck Maxson, Shinglehouse AK keeping c/r N114V.

    16 October 1986

    To Roger W. Brooks, Fairbanks, AK with new c/r N114AK.

    By October 1986

    Based at Brooks Fuel/Don Brooks, Fairbanks, AK.
    View the Location Dossier

    From 1996 to 2017

    The aircraft as remained stored at Fairbanks AK still as N114V.

    June 2008


    Photographer: Oldprops
    Notes: At Fairbanks, Alaska

    20 July 2017

    Civil registration, N114AK, cancelled.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Beech 18: A Civil and Military History by R. K. Parmerter
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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