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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:D18S
    Construction Number:A-0293
    Last Civil Registration:N60004
    Compressed ID:Beech D18S cn A-0293 cr N60004
    Latest Owner or Location:Burlington Airways Inc, Burlington, WI

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1946

    Constructed as a D18S.

    16 October 1946

    To Gulf Oil Corporation with new c/r NC80355.

    7 July 1954

    To Executive Transportation Service with new c/r N80355.

    22 November 1954

    To M. H. Jacobs keeping c/r N80355.

    29 August 1956

    To State of Michigan Department. of Aeronautics keeping c/r N80355.

    22 March 1961

    To State of Michigan Department. of Aeronautics with new c/r N6000M {1}.

    10 October 1966

    To Cryderman Air Service, Pontiac MI with new c/r N60004.

    4 February 1971

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI71AC057: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:46 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Oakland-pontiac Airport, Pontiac, MI. The flight departed from Pontiac, MI, with the destination Detroit, MI. Ground looped or water swerved during the takeoff run. Collided with a snowbank while aborting takeoff. The factors included; airport conditions were a factor...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    13 May 1972

    To Buckeye Air Service, Elyria OH keeping c/r N60004.

    February 1974

    To C (and) R ConnAir Inc keeping c/r N60004.

    23 April 1974

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC74AN091: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 22:24 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Albany County Airport, Albany, NY. The flight departed from Plattsburgh, NY, with the destination Albany, NY. The gear retracted during the landing rollout. The factors included; the landing gear normal retraction extension assembly...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    12 April 1975

    To Burlington Airways Inc, Burlington, WI keeping c/r N60004.

    Circa 1978


    Photographer: Dave Klaybor

    27 September 1979

    Certificate of airworthiness for N60004 (D18S, A-293) issued.

    1 July 2013

    Civil registration, N60004, 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

    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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