| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N502CK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 18 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 18 (C-45) |
| Aircraft Version: | Volpar Turboliner |
| Manufacturers: | Beech / Volpar |
| C/n (msn): | AF-754 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Detroit - Willow RunMap |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KYIP IATA: YIP Local: YIP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 August 2001 |
| Photo by: | Danny Grew |
| Photo ID: | 306191 |
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Operated by Kitty Hawk Charters. Aircraft incorrectly quoted by the FAA as Beech D18S c/n A-366. It is in fact Beech C-45H c/n AF-754, which underwent a Volpar Turboliner conversion in 1969 while registered N353V. It was delivered as PK-WWD in Jun 1970, and in 1978 it was bought by a Colombian. He swapped the dataplate with that of Beech D18S HK-1296 c/n A-366 (wrecked in Colombia in the mid 1970s), to avoid Colombian import taxes. The aircraft was then bought by Hamilton Aviation as N4234A and in a letter to the FAA in July 1981 they requested it to be reregistered under the correct c/n AF-754, but the FAA chose not to. It became N502CK in May 1995, still listed with the wrong c/n. This photo is copyright © Danny Grew, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 December 2020, and has since been viewed 298 times. |