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Beech C18S · 1944 · Pawcatuck, CT
N23DF is a 1944 Beech C18S (serial 6220), registered to Simmons Aviation Services LLC (LLC) in Pawcatuck, CT. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires December 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 1999 (27 years ago). It carries 2 P&W R-985 SERIES engines rated at 450 hp each (900 hp total), the engine on 92% of registered Beech C18Ss. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A20678. It is one of 13 Beech C18S aircraft on the FAA registry. Simmons Aviation Services LLC holds 29 aircraft on the registry.
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12 of the 13 registered Beech C18S carry this engine (92%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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