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Multi-Engine Piston

1973 BEECHCRAFT B55 BARON

Oxnard, CA · USA
🕒 Listed yesterday
$275,000 fyiEstimate $194,000–$199,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 35 comparable Beechcraft B55 BARON listings ($199,500), then adjusts for:

  • Year -2 vs comparable listings -3.0%
  • Airframe time +1,007 hr vs comps -2.0%
  • Engine time -870 hr vs comps +12.2%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (54% of comps have one) -7.5%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1973
5,302 hrs
N1805W ✈ Flight Tracking
TC-1505
2
Aero Equities LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Ventura, CA

Overview

Make / ModelBeechcraft B55 BARON
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time5,302 hrs
Engine time3 SMOH
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 345
Avionics / Primary flight displayGarmin GI 275
Avionics / Audio panelGarmin GMA345
Avionics / Nav / com radioKing KX 155
Avionics / GPS / datalinkGarmin GNS-530W
Avionics / AutopilotCENTURY III
InspectionAnnual
Autopilot ADS-B

Description

Detailed Description Recently overhauled engines/props installed 8-2026. Good Avionics, 2019 Scimitar Props (Swept). This aircraft is well equipped and ready for new owner. If you're a serious buyer, we can be a motivated seller. Make an offer, all reasonable offers considered. PANEL MOUNTED USB PORTS 3 POSITION STROBES LOW THRUST DETECTORS ALCOHOL PROPS DUAL YOKE SETUP LARGE BAGGAGE DOOR EXTENDED AFT BAGGAGE 136 GALLONS USABLE FRESH ANNUAL 8-2026 COMPLETE LOGBOOKS VORTEX GENERATORS V.G. SYSTEM

Modifications

RECENT ENGINES/PROPS OVERHAUL CONTINETAL IO-470 ENGINES EDM 760 ENGINE MONITOR GAMI INJECTORS PROP ANTI ICE FULL FEATHERING W/ UNFEATHERING ACCUMULATORS 3 BLADE HARTZELL SCIMITAR TOP PROPS (New JUNE 2019 PHC-C3YF-2UF)

Avionics

GARMIN GI-275 MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAYS GARMIN GMA-345 AUDIO PANEL GARMIN GNS-530W #1 NAV/COM & GPS GARMIN GTX-345 w/ADS-B IN and OUT BENDIX/KING KX-155 #2 NAV/COM CENTURY III AUTOPILOT (Hdg/Nav/Alt) AUTOPILOT GLIDESLOPE COUPLED AUTOPILOT INTERFACED TO GI-275 MFDs TERRA RADAR ALTIMETER DAVTRON MODEL 803 DVOR

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 750Xi

A GNS 530 is a drop-in upgrade to the GTN 750Xi — bigger touchscreen, WAAS/LPV, and modern nav/comm/MFD.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Beechcraft B55 BARON lands versus other Beechcraft B55 BARON listings on fyiAero.

Price

91st pct
$46k$486kThis aircraft · $275k

$275k · 91st percentile of 35 listings

Airframe time

76th pct
1,35510,670This aircraft · 5,302

5,302 hours total (TTAF) · 76th percentile of 33 listings

Engine time (Engine 1)

3rd pct
37,333This aircraft · 3

3 hours since major overhaul · 3rd percentile of 30 listings

Engine time (Engine 2)

3rd pct
37,333This aircraft · 3

3 hours since major overhaul · 3rd percentile of 29 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

Operating costs & specifications — Beechcraft B55 Baron

Typical model-level figures for the Beechcraft B55 Baron (not this specific airframe).

$32,941annual budget · 82 hrs/yr
$230variable cost / hour
$1.18cost per nm
27.3gph fuel burn
$196,490avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $194,000–$199,000

Performance & dimensions

Range763 nm
Cruise speed196 kts · 226 mph
Takeoff / landing910.0 / 840.0

About this plane

Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The B55 Baron seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

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Last flight

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