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1977 BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA

🕒 Listed 9 days ago
$299,000 fyiEstimate $290,000–$297,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 34 comparable Beechcraft A36 BONANZA listings ($299,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year +0 vs comparable listings -0.8%
  • Airframe time -79 hr vs comps +0.2%
  • Engine time +844 hr vs comps -6.8%
  • Modern GPS navigator (59% of comps) +1.9%
  • ADS-B (71% of comps) +0.8%
  • Market supply: 39 for sale of 1907 FAA-registered +3.2%

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

1977
4,780 hrs
N72MD ✈ Flight Tracking
E-1149
CONTINENTAL IO550B
1
KFRG
📍 Sutton, Massachusetts
Philip E Benanti Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Melville, NY

Overview

Make / ModelBeechcraft A36 BONANZA
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,780 hrs
Engine time1,413 SNEW
Avionics / flight deckGARMIN
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 530
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 330
Avionics / Primary flight displayGarmin GI 275
Avionics / AutopilotGARMIN GFC 500
Avionics / GPS / navGNS530W
Garmin GPS Autopilot ADS-B

Description

A beautiful, well equipped, IO550 powered A36. One owner since new. After 49 years owner retiring from flying. 4780TT, 1413SNEW IO555B, 280SPOH. Updated Garmin panel with dual Garmin GI2715's, GFC500 autopilot, Garmin 255A, Garmin GNS530W. Complete data file including photos, logs and FAA information available upon request. Aircraft located at KFRG, Farmingdale NY.

Avionics

Updated Garmin panel including: Garmin GFC500 autopilot, dual Garmin GI275's, Garmin GTX330 transponder, ADSB in/out, Garmin 530W, JPI 830 engine monitor, Horizon digital tach, Shadin fuel flow, overhead video monitor.

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.

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Beechcraft A36 BONANZA lands versus other Beechcraft A36 BONANZA listings on fyiAero.

Price

28th pct
$139k$695kThis aircraft · $299k

$299k · 28th percentile of 72 listings

Airframe time

70th pct
212,681This aircraft · 4,780

4,780 hours total (TTAF) · 70th percentile of 63 listings

Engine time

92nd pct
52,890This aircraft · 1,413

1,413 hours since new · 92nd percentile of 60 listings

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

General

Year1977
ManufacturerBEECHCRAFT
ModelA36 BONANZA
Serial NumberE-1149
Registration #N72MD
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR
Based atKFRG

Airframe

Total Time4,780
Complete LogsYes

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL IO550B
Engine 1 Time1,413 SNEW
Engine TBO1700
Aftermarket Engine STCYes

Avionics

Flight Deck Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN
WAASYes
LPVYes
Active TrafficYes
Avionics/RadiosUpdated Garmin panel including: Garmin GFC500 autopilot, dual Garmin GI275's, Garmin GTX330 transponder, ADSB in/out, Garmin 530W, JPI 830 engine monitor, Horizon digital tach, Shadin fuel flow, overhead video monitor.

Operating costs & specifications — Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Typical model-level figures for the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (not this specific airframe).

$39,476annual budget · 95 hrs/yr
$138variable cost / hour
$0.82cost per nm
16.0gph fuel burn
$523,205avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $290,000–$297,500

Performance & dimensions

Range720 nm
Cruise speed169 kts · 194 mph
Takeoff / landing971.0 / 913.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The A36 Bonanza seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Previous listing for N72MD

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1977 BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA

Then asking
$310k
Airframe
4,780 hrs
Engine
CONTINENTAL
View previous listing ↗ · last seen Aug 2026

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