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N450TA

Beech G18S

Valid Iowa

N450TA is a Beech G18S, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1959. It has 10 seats. It is registered to Kestrel INC, a corporation in West Des Moines, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 30, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated December 22, 1959.

Aircraft

Maker
Beech
Model
G18S
Serial number
BA-482
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors · P&W R-985 SERIES · 450 hp
Seats
10
Year built
1959
Cruising speed
165 mph
Transponder code
A573C6 (octal 51271706)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 30, 2009
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · December 22, 1959
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00271530

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kestrel INC
Type
Corporation
Address
9396 Ashworth Rd
West Des Moines, IA 50266-5932

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data