Twin piston

N159Z

1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
TJ-178
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Idaho State University + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Pocatello, ID
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Registration record

N159Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron
Serial
TJ-178
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Idaho State University + 1 co-owner
Pocatello, ID
Certificate issued
2004-11-19
Airworthiness date
1978-12-04
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0EDDD
Mode S (octal)
50166735
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,130 nm
Cruise (type)
214 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N159Z.
  • 1978-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N159Z

N159Z is a 1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron, serial number TJ-178. The FAA register lists Idaho State University + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Pocatello, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 214 knots and a range of about 1,130 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 4, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159Z.

Cruise
214 kt
Range
1,130 nm
Power / thrust (each)
310
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,376 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,498 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159Z.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.