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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:E18S
    Construction Number:BA-276
    Last Civil Registration:N692T
    Compressed ID:Beech E18S cn BA-276 cr N692T
    Latest Owner or Location:Lani Bird Inc/Scenic Air Tour, Honolulu HI

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an E18S.
    Beech E18S BA276

    14 May 1957

    To J. R. Gray Co, Dallas TX with new c/r N31XL.

    6 July 1957

    To TXL Oil Corporation keeping c/r N31XL.

    19 April 1962

    To Texaco Oil Corporation, New York NY keeping c/r N31XL.

    6 August 1962

    To Texaco Oil Corp/Texaco Inc, New York NY with new c/r N1626.

    18 May 1963

    To Penn-Aire Aviation with new c/r N1626B.

    23 January 1964

    To Ferro Stamping Co/Ferro Manufacturing Corp, Detroit M with new c/r N162F.

    9 October 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number CHI69F0277: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 19:02 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Detroit City Airport, Detroit, MI. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; the landing gear normal retraction extension assembly and circuit breaker popped. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing on airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    13 March 1973

    To Kingston Aero Lake Airport keeping c/r N162F.

    25 May 1976

    To A. P. Saint. Philip Inc, Tampa FL with new c/r N162SP.

    30 May 1978

    To Panorama Air Tour, Honolulu HI keeping c/r N162SP.
    Markings added: 63

    May 1984

    To Hawaiian Sky Tour, Honolulu HI with new c/r N692T.
    Operated with markings: Tasha


    Photographer: Doug Slowiak Collection

    5 April 1985

    To Big Island Air, Kailua-Kona HI keeping c/r N692T.

    13 August 1986

    To Lani Bird Inc/Scenic Air Tour, Honolulu HI keeping c/r N692T.

    Scrapped.

    28 November 1988

    Civil registration, N692T, 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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