Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier

  • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:E18S
    Construction Number:BA-312
    Last Civil Registration:N18R
    Compressed ID:Beech E18S cn BA-312 cr N18R
    Latest Owner or Location:Aircap Management Co Inc, Wilmington, DE

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE
    If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO
    If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.

    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an E18S.

    28 August 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N18R (E18S, BA-312) issued.

    4 September 1957

    To Rowan Oil Company with new c/r N18R.

    December 1961

    To Champlin Oil (and) Refining Company keeping c/r N18R.

    October 1962

    To L. F. Peterson, Fort Worth TX keeping c/r N18R.

    1 December 1970

    To Texas A (and) M Research Foundation keeping c/r N18R.

    7 July 1971

    To Trans-World Geophysical Consultants, Houston TX keeping c/r N18R.

    10 June 1975

    To Tampa Air Centre, Tampa FL keeping c/r N18R.

    8 February 1979

    To Thomas Bussard keeping c/r N18R.

    21 September 1984

    To Lee H. Cameron/Aerospace Products Inc, North Hollywood CA keeping c/r N18R.

    12 June 1986

    To Sylvia M. Denham, Auburn CA keeping c/r N18R.

    23 May 1989

    To Aeronautical Services Inc, Friday Harbor, WA keeping c/r N18R.

    Operated by Catalina Flying Boats, Long Beach CA.

    28 June 1999

    To Catalina Flying Boats, Long Beach CA keeping c/r N18R.

    2002

    Operated by Phoenix Airtransport, Phoenix AZ.

    April 2006


    Photographer: Oldprops
    Notes: At Opa Locka, Florida

    12 April 2006

    To Aircap Management Co Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N18R.

    6 November 2007

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) Opa Locka, FL, United States while taxiing. The damage was substantial. A Beech E18S and a Cessna 208B were taxiing to parking when the two airplanes collided. The Beech E18S was in communication with ground control and the Cessna 208 was in contact with local control as directed by the local controller after clearing the active runway upon landing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    30 January 2009


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Opa Locka, Florida, U.S.A.

    2 May 2011

    Crashed.
    There was one fatality. The accident occurred at the Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF) Miami Gardens, FL, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. After taking off from runway 9L at his home airport and making an easterly departure, the pilot, who was also the president, director of operations and chief pilot for the on-demand passenger and cargo operation, advised the air traffic controller that he was turning downwind...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    26 August 2013

    Civil registration, N18R, cancelled.


    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.

    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

    Internet Sources
    AMCAR
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board

    Individual Contributors
    Terry Fletcher

    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=21627][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Beech E18S, c/n BA-312, c/r N18R[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=21627

    Copyright 1993-2025 m.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.