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    Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB
    Latest Model:E18S
    Construction Number:BA-057
    Last Civil Registration:N57AE
    Compressed ID:Beech E18S cn BA-057 cr N57AE
    Latest Owner or Location:Air South, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1955

    Constructed as an E18S.
    Beech E18S BA-57

    15 March 1955

    To Inland Steel Co, Chicago IL with new c/r N3728B.

    16 March 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3728B (E18S, BA-57) issued.

    20 January 1966

    To Hartzog-Schneck Aviation, Rockford IL keeping c/r N3728B.

    23 September 1966

    To D. C. Aircraft Inc, Detroit MI keeping c/r N3728B.

    1 March 1968

    To Hartzog-Schneck Aviation, Rockford IL keeping c/r N3728B.

    5 October 1970

    To Executive Airway Leasing Inc keeping c/r N3728B.

    March 1971

    To Crow Inc, Millbury OH keeping c/r N3728B.

    25 February 1972

    To Air East Inc with new c/r N57AE.

    9 June 1972


    Photographer: Dave Ostrowski
    Notes: At Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field, PA.

    10 June 1974

    To Hollywood Flying Service keeping c/r N57AE.

    Circa 1975

    Operated by Shawnee Airlines, Fort Lauderdale FL.

    18 February 1977

    To William E. Hauck, Fort Lauderdale FL op: Air International Airlines, Miami FL keeping c/r N57AE.

    6 February 1980

    To William E. Hauck/Hawk Aviation Corp keeping c/r N57AE.

    28 February 1984

    To International Aircraft Corporation, Princeton, FL keeping c/r N57AE.

    Operated by Air South, Miami, FL.

    6 May 1985

    Crashed.
    There was one minor injury. The accident occurred at the Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) West Palm Bch, FL, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. During takeoff from runway 13, the left engine lost power after the aircraft had climbed to about 200 above ground level accellerated to approximately 125 knots with the gear flaps retracted. The pilot aborted the takeoff turned the aircraft to land on runway 9...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    28 October 2014

    Civil registration, N57AE, cancelled.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N57AE (E18S, BA-57) issued.
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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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