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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:Tradewind
    Last Military Serial:52-10658 USAF
    Construction Number:3941
    Last Civil Registration:N481E
    Compressed ID:PacAero Tradewind sn 52-10658 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Palm Beach County Airport, Palm Beach, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-11.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-37348.

    Converted to a C-45H.

    New construction number, AF-588, assigned to the airframe.

    Circa 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-10658.

    1964

    To unknown owner with c/r N9376Z.

    1964

    To Dumod Corp, Opa Locka FL with new c/r N6651R {1}.

    1964

    To Pacific Airmotive, Burbank CA with new c/r N48W {2}.

    16 October 1964

    Certificate of airworthiness for N481E (C-45H, 52-10658) issued.

    Converted to a Tradewind by PacAero.

    November 1964

    To Hanover Shoe Farms Inc PA keeping c/r N48W {2}.

    1966

    To Atlantic Aviation Service, Philadelphia PA with new c/r N481E.

    1969

    To Hook Pond Corp, Bronx NY keeping c/r N481E.

    30 June 1970

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number FTW70FPG39: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 09:05 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Nashville Airport, Nashville, AR. The flight departed from Oklahoma City, OK, with the destination Nashville, AR. The aircraft overran the end of the runway on touch down. Collided with ditches during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Land nosewheel first, bounced, main landing gear touched dwn 1400 feet mark...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1972

    To Jack O. Barr, Midlothian TX keeping c/r N481E.

    1977

    To Nevada Airlines, Las Vegas NV keeping c/r N481E.

    8 August 1978

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number OAK78FVW18: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 14:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Mc Carran International Airport, Las Vegas, NV. The flight departed from Grand Canyon, AZ, with the destination Las Vegas, NV. The gear retracted during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Gear retracted instead of flaps.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    From 22 June 1979 to 2012

    To Harry H. Delno, Sanford, FL keeping c/r N481E.


    Photographer: Rick Rohrer
    Notes: At Sanford, Florida

    Based at Palm Beach County Airport, Palm Beach, FL.
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    13 December 2012

    Civil registration, N481E, cancelled.


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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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