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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:C18S
    Last Military Serial:43-35887 USAAF
    Construction Number:6652
    Last Civil Registration:N2258W
    Compressed ID:Beech C18S sn 43-35887 USAAF cn 665...
    Latest Owner or Location:James A. Long, Santa Rosa, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as an UC-45F.

    1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-35887.

    Redesignated as C18S.

    To Amerine Turkey Breeding Farms, Oakdale CA with new c/r N1362N.

    12 February 1968

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MKC68F0478: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:15 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Hastings Airport, Hastings, NE. The gear retracted on touch down.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1975

    To Ralph M. Ponte, Grass Valley CA with new c/r N1362W.

    Based at Nevada County Airport, Grass Valley, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    16 February 1990

    To Ralph M. Ponte DBA, Grass Valley, CA with new c/r N2258W.

    Noted Grass Valley CA, under rebuild byowner Ralph Ponte.

    2019

    Still at Grass Valley,CA.

    June 2019


    Photographer: Mark Nankivil
    Notes: A couple of pics of N1362N at Grass Valley, CA from our recent trip out to California. Those are F-84F drop tanks tucked under the wings

    28 July 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r N2258W.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Santa Rosa, CA.

    26 January 2022

    To James A. Long, Santa Rosa, CA keeping c/r N2258W.

    1 July 2023

    To unknown owner with c/r N2258W.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Santa Rosa, CA.

    30 March 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N2258W.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Santa Rosa, CA.
    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
     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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