Abandoned Airplanes: San Carlos, Arizona, Season 1, Episode 3

Our best Abandoned Airplanes episode yet! We visit San Carlos to find Beech 18s, Albatross amphib, and a Cessna 150 Aerobat.
Aircraft history information courtesy of Phil S.:
N44602 - 1945 BEECH D18S - Expired Reg 11/3/13 out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Badly damaged in windstorm Atlanta, GA 11/19/1981.
N203C - 1954 BEECH E18S - Expired Reg 12/31/13 out of El Paso, Texas. NTSB - Gear collapsed accident in 1975.
N4796U 1955 Grumman HU-16C Albatross SN#137915 Most recent registration out of Wilmington, DE in 2008. Engines: Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 (9 cyl.) 1,475 HP, Joined US Navy 1955, BuNo 137915, finished service in 1968.

[@tay2214]

Just checked my log book. I flew N44602 - 1945 BEECH D18S for Majestic Airlines out of Salt Lake City in the late 80's. US Postal Freight Route.

[@dougplatten619]

I can verify that. I was DOM of Majestic during that time. Trying to remember you Scott. I just ran into a roommate of Dave Curry. Remember him? And I've talked to Kevin Nebeker a few years ago. Great time with Majestic. Val passed away . Poor 602, wonder where 19Z ended up, also 31M.

[@tay2214]

@@dougplatten619 I was the one that landed in Bridger, Montana after I lost an engine. (Winter, runway not plowed). Mostly flew the SLC-PIH-TWF and return route. Wade would bring the mail over to west cargo. 31M was my favorite. Super E with the good heater.

[@tsmall07]

What an amazing coincidence. Hard to believe the shape the plane is in now I'd guess.

[@brucebear1]

FAA - N-Number registry says that N44602 was re-registered in 1984 and registration was cancelled in 2013 for "expiration". Yes, it looks as if it's been expired for quite a while. The last registered owner was Majestic Airlines.

[@jeffhamilton8640]

Scott Taylor my Dad was Darrell Hamilton also flew for majestic.....N9919Z...N31M....N44602...

[@jeffhamilton8640]

I have several hundred hours in N44602... back in the late 80’s and early 90’s my Dad and I flew a mail route for majestic airlines out of Salt Lake City... we flew from Twin Falls Idaho to Pocatello Idaho to Salt Lake City Utah.... then same route back the next morning.... this particular BE-18 had what the called “walking” main gear ... first time I landed it I bounced it so high I had to pour the power to it and go around 🥵

[@Sybok51288]

very cool!! a little surreal seeing it like that??

[@SmaxyMiguel]

How do you feel now seeing the plane is such bad conditions?

[@electricpedal5531]

That beech-18 we still use it to haul lapu-lapu fish in the Philippines im one of the mechanics that maintains

[@Pilot_Dad_Adventures]

N4796U 1955 Grumman HU-16C Albatross SN#137915 Most recent registration out of Wilmington, DE in 2008. Engines: Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 (9 cyl.) 1,475 HP, Joined US Navy 1955, BuNo 137915, finished service in 1968.

[@FlyingWildAZ]

You are awesome Phil!

Isn't that radial worth some money?

[@patiencemelason4496]

The Areobat is a 1972 Cessna A 150 L last flown on March 20 2007. It's a shame to see it sit there unused !

[@glenanders5267]

Many twin beeches were parked because of cracks and corrosion in the wing spar. This made the engines worth a whole lot more than the airplane. I stopped in San Carlos a couple years ago and the airport manager said the owner was still paying tie down fees on the Albatross. Albatross do not bring a high price even when fully restored. $400,000. A flyable twin beech will bring $50,000 to $100,000.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Actually, not so much that, as takeoff/landing, and taxi mishaps (they can be a handfull on the ground, if you don't know what you're doing), and the cost of spar x-rays, and having the spar straps installed & other maintenance that comes due (ever price an overhaul on a R-985?), versus buying a cheaper/faster twin.

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

This is the strangest thing I have ever encountered. When you taxed off the runway I immediately recognized the building dead ahead, and the two to the left. I have had reoccuring dreams about this place and I have always loved amphibic airplanes. And here I find a video that contains a view from my dreams and an Albatross that I somehow know. I have no idea what this means and I don't believe in ghosts, but I've been here before. This video terrifies me and at the same time it fills me with longing. I'm Norwegian. I've never even been to Arizona.

[@FlyingWildAZ]

fascinating!

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

@@FlyingWildAZ Not sure if I should be scared, worried or excited...

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

There are many things in this old world that science ignores or denies.

[@buddyrich01]

N203C. Our fathers plane back in the early 1970's.

[@apatheticempathy]

Whats its story ? Let US know !!!

[@SmaxyMiguel]

@@apatheticempathy we will never know now.

[@moudyblue]

@@SmaxyMiguelgo to his KZbin page and there’s 2 vid about that N203C

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Great video. I miss seeing all the old birds around Tucson when I lived there.

[@fasteddy4929]

My 2nd job out of A&P school was for an airmail hauler that had a dozen Beech 18s That was in 1973 to 75. What a wonderful airplane.

[@miloswanson9646]

Hmmm...Cleveland, perhaps? Ortner Air Service based there had a bunch of Twin Beeches - and some other AT-10 Kansan and C-45 Expeditors) ex-military hulks

[@SKYGUY1]

Around 2002 to 2005 I used to land there w/ my students and there was a Lear 24 in similar condition. It might be fun to take the two Beech 18s and turn them into static playground airplanes for kids that come to visit your airport. No airworthiness required. My daughter, also a photographer, started a book entitled "WINGS IN WEEDS". maybe she can include these. Visit TerryKetron.com.

[@davidberesford875]

I used to play in this airplane as a small child. It sat in a park next to the swings and slides and had the canopy removed so you could “fly” it. Now look at it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6asd5yvqL-Jndk

[@davidanderson4404]

When I was young my grandparents had a tripacer at reds field in Ohio. They had 2 beech 18’s for parts. They used the working beech for skydiving. But I played in those 2 for parts all the time. It was fun being young and make believe world. Miss those days

[@FlyingWildAZ]

My buddy Steve in Safford just sent me a link to this web site called Aerial Visuals www.aerialvisuals.ca/. Very cool research tool for finding more info on abandoned airplanes. Mission Statement: The purpose of Aerial Visuals is to improve the awareness of aircraft preservation efforts, document where aircraft are preserved, document the histories of those aircraft and to improve the knowledge of our shared aviation heritage through visual media.

[@FPVREVIEWS]

Just collect them, and take them up to Canada, give em to Mikey, and he'll fix them up.

[@raspucin70]

Plane -Savers- *Hoarders*

[@martinandersen4803]

How would you get an airworthy certificate on anything that hasn't flown in ten years. No past inspections history and more than 10k needed in parts .you be buying salvage planes and have to get reclaimed or reconstructed certificate before you can fly out. Other faa rules apply no title or bonded title like but labor of love for us home builders. F l ycorvair .com

[@angelreading5098]

Stumbled across you and glad I did,this is a subject next to my own heart old abandoned airplanes,it makes you wonder sometimes how they can get into this state,some have been drug running,others just unfortunate incidents,keep it going I will be back for more,thank you sir for uploading this.

[@indridcold8433]

The last airworthiness certificate for N6018 Aerobat model 150L was in 1972 and last registered in 1986. Their was an action of sorts on the registration in 2019 the 9th of March. Perhaps the Aerobat was saved from the ravages of time.

[@Pilot_Dad_Adventures]

N203C - 1954 BEECH E18S - Expired Reg 12/31/13 out of El Paso, Texas. NTSB - Gear collapsed accident in 1975.

[@vrosi1963]

Would guess either of the B-18 at san Carlos worth restoring if the price was basically free

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Is it sitting in San Carlos since then?

[@brucebear1]

@@VMCAviationVideos - No, probably not. It was re-registered in 1981 so it must have flown at some time since the gear collapse accident. Date of manufacture - 1954 so almost 10 years newer than the other Beech 18 in the video.

[@VMCAviationVideos]

@@brucebear1 - Ok Thanks.

[@rkelsey3341]

I am looking at the FAA page on N203C, and although it says El Paso, the county is listed as Tarrant and the ZIP Code 76106. El Paso is in El Paso county. Fort Worth and 76106 are in Tarrant county. Looks like the FAA made a mistake on that registration.

[@allenhuddleston4616]

Thanks Tim . I just discovered your channel today . Interesting concept to show abandoned aircraft . It would be terrific if interested and well funded viewers found a dream plane to restore . Keep up the great work . Crying shame regarding all of the birds on this story . The Albatross and the two Beech 18 types are shameful losses .

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Sad to see the Albatross and Beech 18 sitting there

[@jstrat121]

I have driven past those planes a few times.Interesting to see them close up!

[@richborg45]

I would love to go out and get these airplanes to restore. I'm doing a Cessna 172F now that hasn't flown in 33 years and a 66 Cherokee 140 that hasn't flown in about 25 years. Watching your videos shows me what is out west. Great job showing these to us. Thanks

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

Hi Tim. Have liked and sub'd. Just found your channel today. Will look through those you have done and look forward to seeing more. Someone should point out that Albatross to Mikey McBryan from 'PLANESAVERS' It would make an excellent series three once he has finished the Fokker.

[@lancomedic]

Mikey and the gang could fix up that Beech 18 in no time.

[@rixtrix11]

You might want to mention that this is San Carlos Apache-P13 airport, not San Carlos airport-4AZ7 ( Which I think is closed).

[@FlyingWildAZ]

Indeed you are correct. 4AZ7 is closed.

[@fredmartin3117]

I kept a Stitz Playmate tied down and flew out of that airport in the early 90s as I lived in Globe. The 2 Beech 18s were already there and looked as if they had been for many years already. The big seaplane seemed to have been recently put there at that time.

[@boblivingston4841]

I would wear snake boots in and around the aircraft.

[@tomortale2333]

BINGO

[@indridcold8433]

The Beech N203C was last registered the 2nd of February 1981. It was built in 1954. The last registered owner resided in El Paso, Texas back in 1981. It originally came equipped with Pratt & Whitney R-985 Series engines. The airplane was finally deregistered in 2014.

[@michaelthomas7178]

Good to see hu 16 again. As a kid in the 1960s there were several at Eglin AFB. They were use as air sea rescue, but main job at Eglin was drone retrieval . They were fantastic to watch in their missions.

[@tdswift4172]

Flew these in the USCG to 1970.

[@MrShobar]

4:40. That "hole in the ceiling" was used for an antenna. 7:20 The Collins antenna is a glideslope antenna.

[@N98858]

Hey Tim, Merry Christmas Sir... My Dad used to fly N459BV and N244D as Airfreight Planes back in the day! The last thing that he told me on his death bed was "Son, STAY OUT of OLD Airplanes" that from a 30K ATP Rated Airline Pilot with 15 majors/no accidents/incidents or violations! Captain Dad... My Pride and Joy! Thanks ';-)

[@FlyingWildAZ]

Merry Christmas to you as well Conquest! Wow, that is an amazing link that you have to the planes featured in the episode. Your dad was a very wise man who racked up an impressive experience record. What other vintage aircraft did he fly during his career?

[@N98858]

@@FlyingWildAZ much like yourself he had been the Chief Pilot for The NYS Dept. of Health at Roswell Park. Flew a Cessna 310i N8006M, from 1964 thru 1969, thought up Air Ambulance in it's early inception and was considered to be a 310's Pilot's PILOT. After the State cut the budget Dad went to a Company Named BAC/Buffalo Aeronautical Corp where he flew a plethora of Aero Commanders 680F through 690's and that stint also included the B18's as Air Freight became more prevalent. My Father was a 30K ATP Rated Pilot that had 15 majors with n accident's, incidents or violations that included a Commendation and Award from American Rockwell Industries for an in-flight engine failure where the 690 engine gear reduction section blew apart and spit pieces into the fuselage... Dad realizing the magnitude of the emergency elected NOT to wait for the Auto Feather system to override and feathered the engine manually! After a safe landing and inspection it was decided by AR engineering that had he not manually feathered that the wing would have broken off, hence tragedy (or so I recall the story) ! Dad died in 1987 and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't tell a good "FRANK Story", thatns for allowing me to share a little bit about my dad with you Sir!

[@billyboy3031]

@@N98858 thank you for sharing about your dad with all of us!! Just an amazing man with an incredible record! Thank you so much! God bless your dad and my hope is he's flying right now!

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

@@N98858 Thank you for sharing a little of your Dads amazing story. A great idea would be if you could do a youtube series called "Franks Flying stories" of something like that. Telling the stories as you remember them. Blue skies to all.

[@timharris3203]

I drove by those planes going back and forth to Duncan Az back in the mid 80s that sea plan had been ther a long long time

[@radioactivelarry]

Aerobat is registered until 1/2023. save that airplane.

[@fly4u570]

Manufactured year 1972

[@southjerseysound7340]

I bought a Aerobat for $8 grand that had a runout engine and did the rebuild with a friend with his AP/IA. I didn't know it was a Aerobat because I bought it sight unseen on the recommendation of a friend who's dad was involved in settling the estate. It was quite the surprise when we went to ferry it home. It also came with a Bollen tailwheel conversion that was in the boxes of spares. I did all of my private training in that thing,flew it everywhere and damn near ran the thing to its next overhaul before I sold it for 5 times what I paid for the thing.

[@mariogiordano7285]

I'd put a dollar on that the owners or owner of that 150L other one next to wouldn't get off them. Going to start fixing them in a week or two

[@jerrystaggs4534]

Theses planes belong to people there are not come and get it Mace aviation owners the big ass float plane an D 18s there not for Sale

[@sander16v11]

I’m owning a beach 18 some day. Always thought they were beautiful planes since I was a kid.

[@thomasdobbs9001]

THAT SA 16 WAS THERE IN 1994 WHEN I LIVED IN PHOENIX ,WAS NOT GOOD SHAPE THEN !!!

[@nizexlizzy]

Hole in roof was for internal light as well as rotating Beacon on top.

[@danielneuenschwander7381]

The radios in N203C would be worth something to a collector just as they are, let alone refurbishing them, which would be a small fortune and the fact that radio navigation equipment is so much more compact in size. Great video. Tnx for sharing!

[@Britcarjunkie]

The 18's and the Albatross have been sitting there for 22 years that I know of. Oh, the floor of a Beech 18 is balsa wood. Those were nice birds: the white 18 has the taller cabin roof, and the bare one had de-icers, and was probably setup with a 1000 mile fuel supply. Too bad they're so far gone.

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

The E model had the taller cabin overhead.

[@veanwhitcher7867]

Wonderful video for those of us who are sexually attracted to junk aircraft(yeahhh, only true aircraft geeks and old pilots understand),but I hope there are no snakes in there. Anyway, if guys like you didn't have the fortitude to take the risk, this stuff is fast disappearing and guys like me could never get relief for our sheet metal lust. Godspeed brother!

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

Well said. I'm 80. Got my ME in a C45G with Hartzells at Embry Riddle then in Miami in the summer of 1963, age 20. Donald Burnside was my instructor. His name will ring a bell to some of you old dogs. Burnside Ott. Billy and Bobby Ott. Riddle was relocating to Daytona and Burney wanted to stay in Miami. The Ott brothers were students and had the money and Burney had the skills. And more sviation history was made. All met that summer at Riddle and Old Tamiami where Florida International University was built years ago. Wonderful times.❤

[@blessingeison]

My backyard, .. never thought I could just walk in there and start browsing.. cool

[@allenjenkins1862]

How sad to see this airport in this condition. I learned to fly here around 1980. My friend Ken Brink and I owned a 172 together. Another friend, Bob Mace, an A & P, lived here with his family, and worked out of the hanger. It seems like forever ago.

[@terriecotham1567]

Years ago I flew across the states to home and our airport was not much more than strip in the middle of weeds no fuel or services other than a few tie downs Now days its a small place , hangers nice local place with fuel and the place 30 miles away with fuel, charts, hangers, and drinks is no more that a big parking lot , 1/2 of the runway is gone. hangers have for the most part become storage places or that's how they look to me. Things change and all ways will some day we may look back at the SR 71 black bird setting on a old ramp and wonder how any thing like it could fly. We now have craft that make the SR-71 look like a Model T in the aircraft world and the GPS systems have went the way of the Loran and yet the ADF seems to be old and out of date it will still pick up AM radio stations and lead you to them even in darkest of nights if you new EFIS systems fails 1980 like so many a good year for pilots

[@hostilesavage4299]

It is a small airport nothing sad about it... maybe your life is a sad wreck lol

[@rmgf1005]

N4796U, Grumman HU-16, Registered Owner: TRE Aviation Corp., Wilmington, Delaware

[@harveyvictor6786]

im from san carlos always drive by n wonder about them planes this video is awesome thanks for showing the inside of the planes..

[@FlyingWildAZ]

You bet Harvey, thanks for watching!

[@oprahwinfrey878]

N4796U is still registered until June, 2021 haha

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Interesting

[@malcevans5762]

Really enjoyed that . Thank you . Looking forward to the next one .

[@WatkinsFilmSchool]

The first Beech 18 is a deregistered 1954 model last owned by a CARLTON GEORGE B of El Paso, TX

[@azmike3572]

I've also visited this airstrip. Noticed lots of bees going in and out of the larger aircraft. Be careful, as they're most likely Africanized and the nest they'll defend is in the aircraft.

[@jimburig7064]

Just discovered this site while seeking refuge from the political mayhem. Beautiful AZ with its abundant sunshine! The Beech N44602 appears undamaged. Probably not economically feasible to resurrect her though.

[@tailwheelflier]

Jim Burig most likely a democrat that owns those cessnas 😂

[@danielrine3103]

Hi Tim, first time viewer, great great great video, so very interesting, I use to work at CAK and we had Beech18's come in, what a memory nice job....):

[@Tglass]

Those Cessnas at the end are both owned by the same guy in AZ. Odd the 182 has new main gear tires but a gutted cockpit?

[@bahamasking2063]

Think he selling any?

[@ozzieulloa6088]

The albatros probably sent the engin out to repair and prbabl needed tomuc for the yearly

[@sonoranrain2330]

Those Beech 18's are still quite impressive even in their disheveled state.I would love to see those puppies flying again someday!!!!

[@silverado0938]

I used to love flying to airports within 2-3 hours of home airport and seeing the old forgotten about airplanes sitting on the ramp. Lockheed lodestar, beech 18, an old executive jet etc. awesome

[@joeknight4250]

It's so sad see that beech 18 scrapped, she was a warrior of the sky.

[@EVELYNEMIL]

Absolutely phenomenal!!.

[@richardroberge411]

The Hard Mounts were for Drop Tanks...Or detachable fuel tanks!

[@Mike-01234]

How did you get here your "I landed here" he's like Wow. Wonder what these old abandon airports were originally built for it's close to Globe where mining booms might have been the reason, but most people who worked the mines lived in Superior they have an airport. Maybe back in the peak of GA late 70s early 80's these airports got federal money to build them. I would have an airplane by now if I didn't live in Phoenix where cost of a hanger is outrages with years of waiting list be nice to live near one of those abandon airports probably get a hanger for $10 a month.

[@FourSeasonsHD]

I am thinking these could be cold war era auxiliary runways. There is probably an abandoned bunker in the vicinity.

[@southjerseysound7340]

The guy that owns the second Beech 18 owned a Bell206 that had its airworthiness taken away for swapping data plates. It was later used as a experimental by Van Horn for testing their rotors and crashed killing 2 people this last April.

[@algotto1]

Hello name is buddy.i love your show.iam a old pilot and mechanic A and P. Use to hold my IA. What's the odds of claming a an abandoned airplane working on it and flying It Off if I could get a ferry permit for it PS keep up the good work I love your show enjoy it Hartley.

[@truthteller8459]

AZ. i think is a good place to find abandoned planes because a lot of old retired people move there with some buying them to fulfil their life long dream. but being old the owners die leaving the aircraft to rot away in the desert heat, sad.

[@sinisteryaknow8886]

Man those planes been sitting in that airport for years! Use to be several other planes there as well.

[@sonoranrain2330]

Great story my friend. Thank you for keeping these old planes running! Malami salamat!!!!

[@scottnewall9327]

Grumman HU-16B Albatross TECHNICAL NOTES: Engines: Two Wright R-1820s of 1,425 hp each. Maximum speed: 250 mph. Range: 1,650 miles. Span: 96 ft. 8 in. Length: 62 ft. 10 in. Height: 25 ft. 10 in. Weight: 36,000 lbs. maximum.

[@jamievictor4494]

You by Apache gold casino

[@KowboyUSA]

The stories those old birds would tell if they could talk.

[@thesecret2]

just buy the junked planes put them on your property and build a house out of them,...

[@silverkong86]

Dates Event Circa 1945 Constructed as a D18S. Beech D18S A-10. 5 December 1946 To Timkin Roller Bearing Co, OH with new c/r NC44602. 2 June 1953 To Falls Stamping and Welding Co, Cuyahoga Falls, OH with new c/r N44602. 4 November 1955 Certificate of airworthiness for N44602 (D18S, A-10) issued. 21 April 1970 Certificate of airworthiness for N44602 (D18S, A-10) issued. 21 June 1974 To Ronald W. Smith/Smithair, Sharpsburg, GA keeping c/r N44602. 1 November 1984 To DFW Airfreight Inc, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N44602. 2 December 1984 To John R. Gorman, Fort Worth, TX keeping c/r N44602. 16 September 1986 To Majestic Airlines Inc, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N44602. 15 July 1998 To Majestic Airlines Inc, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N44602. 1 January 2004 Certificate of airworthiness for N44602 (D18S, A-10) issued. 2011 Based at Globe San Carlos Regional Airport, San Carlos-Globe, AZ. All metallic - no visible registration. View the Location Dossier 1 August 2011 Photographer: Skytamer Notes: 2011 photo at Globe - San Carlos Airport, Arizona 11 March 2013 Civil registration, N44602, cancelled.

[@ProspectorsGhost]

N44602 - 1945 Beech D18S C/N A-10 Latest photo of N44602 N44602 @ P13 - Weathered, stripped and parked at the eastern end of the airport - by Helicopterfriendby Helicopterfriend @ P13 Airframe Info Manufacturer: Beech Model: D18S Year built: 1945 Construction Number (C/N): A-10 Aircraft Type: Fixed wing multi engine Number of Seats: 10 Number of Engines: 2 Engine Type: Reciprocating Engine Manufacturer and Model: Pratt & Whitney R-985 SERIES Aircraft Registration Number: N44602 Mode S (ICAO24) Code: A5635A Certification Class: Standard Certification Issued: 1986-09-16 Air Worthiness Test: 1955-11-04 Last Action Taken: 2008-03-31 Current Status: Undel Tri Owner Registration Type: Corporation Owner: Majestic Airlines Inc Address: Salt Lake City, UT 84122 Region: Northwest Mountain

[@hbunnie1120]

203c on flight aware Summary 1954 BEECH E18S Fixed wing multi engine (10 seats / 2 engines) Owner CARLTON GEORGE B EL PASO , TX, US certification expired 2013

[@ervinthompson6598]

I'd seriously be watching for scorpions and rattlesnakes out there.......!! The remaining engine on that Albatross must be totally beyond rebuilding, or it would be gone.....

[@brcron007]

Are theses truley abandoned ? IE Who's permission would you need to retrieve to restore. Just curious ? Thanks.

[@terriecotham1567]

The FAA should have the last owner on file for the N-number or the FBO could have a lean on them for storage Its possible and those old planes can be a first rate hobby to rebuild over time

[@TheRealWALLABI]

To be honest, even the ones that look remotely okay would need such extensive repairs and such a shit load of new parts that you'd be financially better off buying an airworthy second-hand model.

[@mikeshanahan5273]

Looks like you don’t know what your doing. You should just stay out. The Grumman has wright cycklone r1820 1450 hp radials

[@dennisfarquharson8114]

Oh nice playing I love flying every chance I get to go flying I do my friend has passed away now but I used to spend a lot of time flying with him and a Cessna 180 float all someone Hass to do is ask me if I like to go fly and I drop everything out of an instant I’m going to have to look up that airport next time I’m down

[@fasteddy4929]

The only hydraulics on an 18 were the brakes. The gear and flaps were electro mechanical.

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Nice to know👍

[@proto1132]

That albatross is a stupidly rare find, somebody should really move on that.

[@AS-zk6hz]

I knew a pilot who had a piper cub he was flying with 3 cracked cylinders so there are individuals who lack brain power who have pilot licenses the condition of these aircraft show their owners had a long history of no maintenance and just dumped them stripped them of anything of value and took a powder leaving them to rot

[@mikeshanahan5273]

Don’t like this guy climbing into someone’s airplane. Stepping all over that metal.

[@roopeshkrishna34]

Million thanks for the great video..!

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

So sad to see those old Cessna's they look like poor lost puppies waiting for their owners to return, all tied down xD.

[@morganmcgarthur9621]

Those nose inlet filters are the result of mud dobber wasps. These wasps are notorious for plugging up pitot tubes.

[@fiddlewasp]

aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=17971 This plane seems to be ex military - and has been all over the place.

[@davepowell3293]

Wright 1820 on the Albatros ,1450 hp

[@ozzieulloa6088]

Funny whith enough cash thy can fly agen. Many are parted out some times mormony in parts . Thats why their still their.

[@cavsh00ter]

WISH THEY COLUD SPEAK.

[@terriecotham1567]

If my wings could talk the stores I could tell

[@bluemarshall6180]

They can speak chinese.

[@FlyingMarc]

Airframe Family: Beech 18 Expeditor / AT-7 / AT-11 / C-45 / JRB / SNB Latest Model: E18S Construction Number: BA-035 Last Civil Registration: N203C Latest Owner or Location: Globe San Carlos Regional Airport, San Carlos - Globe, Arizo Circa 1954 Constructed as an E18S. 22 December 1955 Certificate of airworthiness for N203C (E18S, BA-35) issued. 24 August 1975 Involved in an incident. Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX76FUJ20: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Grand Canyon Airport, Grand Canyon, AZ. The flight departed from Las Vegas, NV, with the destination Grand Canyon, AZ. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Right mlg slide tube failed. For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. 2 February 1981 To George B. Carlton, El Paso, TX On behalf of the owner stored with/at Globe San Carlos Regional Airport, San Carlos-Globe, AZ.

[@willamcombs1106]

GRUMMAN Certificate Issue Date 09/18/2008 Model HU-16 Expiration Date 05/31/2021 Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating Pending Number Change None Dealer No Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 51362706 MFR Year None Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A5E5C6 Type Registration Corporation Fractional Owner NO

[@willamcombs1106]

BA-35 Certificate Issue Date 02/02/1981 Manufacturer Name BEECH Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 50316532 Model E18S Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A19D5A Year Manufacturer 1954 Cancel Date 09/10/2014 Reason for Cancellation Expiration Export To None Type Registration Individual

[@bill2066]

HI Tim...great videos. Sorry to be a bit slow on the uptake here, but Question: When you say "abandoned" and "Ready to be picked up", etc....Does this mean these planes are totally FREE and anyone can come and just grab and go? Sounds too good to be true....Anyone else, feel Free to chime in....

[@garrittpwl]

18:04 I hate to see old seaplanes rotting. They are some of my favorite. This one was last airworthy 11 years ago and could be saved. aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=17971

[@craigpennington1251]

On the beech 18. Looks like they vandalized what they couldn't steal from the cockpit panel. What a shame. Yes, the Aerobat was the ticket when I was getting into flying. Very cool 150 upgrade. The 150 is a great aircraft to fly around for a whole lot less $. Loads of fun too. The Aerobat can be saved.

[@garyhand4701]

Tim, Watched episode about abandoned aircraft and wondered about N4796U and wondered why a Corp. from Wilmington, Delaware would desert and let a once great airplane fall apart

[@brucebear1]

Delaware has no corporate tax and very low property tax. Many aircraft are registered the Delaware that have never been within 2000 miles of the state. Many corporations are registered in Delaware that have never been within 2000 miles of the state (except for a mailbox in a post office somewhere).

[@roycox320]

great content and photography!!!

[@thomasphillips6818]

My comm instr circa 1972 got a driver B-18 job in Fort Francis. Other drivers found out he was rolling B-18 on floats. Oh well, he lost that job....Not sure about the wing straps??

[@indridcold8433]

In the motion picture, "Airplane," 1980, the jet flying looks to be a DC-8. However, the interior looks like a Boeing 747. But when the jet is flying, it does not sound like a jet at all. It sounds rather like an IL-18. Hmm, it seems the motion picture, "Airplane," featured a hideous hybrid aircraft.

[@JohnMoore-xf5wy]

If that Beech 18 could talk think of the tales it would tell.

[@davidrussell2239]

Love your videos!!! So much treasure but too expensive to bring them back to life. Does anyone know why people just abandon these?

[@mikeshanahan5273]

It’s not your stuff to damage like that.

[@kencohagen4967]

Some beech 18's lead a door just for the pilot, some didn't. There are tons of variations in these aircraft. It's sad to see these aircraft in such bad shape. The Grumman has Wright R1820's in them.

[@indridcold8433]

N44602 had its last air worthiness certificate in 2004! Built in 1945 and first registered in Ohio in 1946. It has been sitting in Arizona from at least 2011. She was deregistered in 2013. She was last owned by Majestic airlines headquartered out of Phillippines and has a hub in Zamboanga International Airport. I am not sure how the plain got to Arizona. However it appears Majestic Airlines purchased the plane in 2008.

[@ericswensen7106]

Just saw the Chanel that’s my home airport.

[@raider6511]

203C Be longs to George Carlton of El Paso. 44602 be longs to MAJESTIC AIRLINES. 4796U be longs to TRE AVIATION in Wilmington DE. 8625B be longs to Jose Medina of Miami, AZ. 6018J be longs to Nels Gagnon in Globe, AZ registration good til 2023. 414WD also owned by Nels expires 2020. Everyone lives with in 1 hour drive of this airport but Carlton, MAJESTIC and TRE.