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Multi-Engine Piston

1980 BEECHCRAFT DUCHESS

Ashland, KY · USA
🕒 Listed 2 weeks ago
Call for price
fyiEstimate $255,000–$261,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 136 comparable Beechcraft Multi-Engine Piston listings ($280,250), then adjusts for:

  • Year +2 vs comparable listings +3.0%
  • Airframe time +3,646 hr vs comps -7.3%
  • Engine time -258 hr vs comps +3.6%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (65% of comps have one) -9.0%
  • No Autopilot (76% of comps have one) -2.3%
  • ADS-B (68% of comps) +0.8%
  • Market supply: 2 for sale of 152 FAA-registered +3.9%

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

1980
8,417 hrs
N6712A ✈ Flight Tracking
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ME-312
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2
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★ 3.0 (2 Google reviews)
Cheyenne LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 West Mifflin, PA

Overview

Make / ModelBeechcraft DUCHESS
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time8,417 hrs
Engine time827 SMOH
Avionics / Audio panelPS PM1000II
InspectionAnnual
ADS-B

Description

Detailed Description AUCTION - This Beechcraft 76 Duchess is a great twin for training, building multi-engine time, or personal flying. It has a fresh August 2026 annual, factory-new Hartzell propellers installed in July 2026, and low-time overhauled engines. With two engines, four seats, and easy handling, this Duchess is ready for its next pilot. This aircraft starts an online auction on November 11. View full logbooks and register to bid, https://bids.airspaceauctions.com/Listing/1007505 Highlights: Fresh August 2026 Annual Inspection Factory-New Hartzell Propellers Installed July 2026 Low-Time Engines - Left Overhauled 2022 / Right Overhauled 2020 Performance Specs: Gross Weight: 3,900 lbs Useful Load: 1350 lbs Cruise Speed: 172 mph Range: 780 NM Fuel Capacity: 100 gals Fuel Burn: 15-18 GPH Information for Auction: Auction Dates: October 21 - 28, 2026 - 2pm Starting Bid: $83,400 Buyer Premium: 6% Deposit Required: $3,000 Aircraft Specs: Aircraft Make: Beechcraft Aircraft Model: 76 Aircraft SN: ME- 312 Aircraft Time: 8417 Date of annual: August 20th, 2026

Modifications

Engine: Engine Make: Lyncoming Engine Model: IO-360-A1G6D Engine SN: Left Engine- L-470-71A and Right Engine- L-26607-36A Engine Time: Left Engine- 827 SMOH and Right Engine- 263 SMOH Horsepower: 200 per engine Date of overhaul: Left Engine-March 2022 Right Engine- September 2020 Location of overhaul: Left Engine- Penn Yan Aero, 2499 Bath Road, Penn Yan, New York 14527 Right Engine- Signature Engines, 4760 Airport Road, Hangar #6, Lunken Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 Prop: Prop Make: Hartzell Prop Model: HC-M2YR-2 Prop SN: Left Prop- FP18668 Right Prop- FP18698 Prop Time: 21 hour Prop Type: 2-blade, constant-speed propeller

Avionics

Avionics: Full List: King KI-525A HSI Collins TDR-950 Transponder PS Engineering PM1000 II Intercom Artex ELT 345 uAvionix skyBeacon ADS-B Trans-Cal SSD120-30N Blind Encoder RAMI AV-10 COM Antenna Hartzell ALU-8521R Alternator Flight Rules: IFR VFR IFR Capable: Yes Additional Features: Gaps/missing Logbooks: All log books present Incident Date(s): NTSB shows no history of damage or incidents Known Flaws: No known flaws Known Corrosion: No Known Corrosion

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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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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Operating costs & specifications — Beechcraft 76 Duchess

Typical model-level figures for the Beechcraft 76 Duchess (not this specific airframe).

$40,100annual budget · 101 hrs/yr
$216variable cost / hour
$1.37cost per nm
19.7gph fuel burn
$174,404avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $255,000–$261,500

Performance & dimensions

Range843 nm
Cruise speed158 kts · 182 mph
Takeoff / landing1017.0 / 1000.0

About this plane

Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The 76 Duchess seats up to 3 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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Last flight

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