Twin piston

N15U

1979 Beechcraft Duchess

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
ME-160
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Van Nuys, CA
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Registration record

N15U on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-160
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Van Nuys, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1979-02-19
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0C998
Mode S (octal)
50144630
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
843 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1979-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N15U

N15U is a 1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-160. It is registered to an individual in Van Nuys, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 843 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
843 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,119 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,881 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Duchess type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-12-25 Accident · Pampa, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW83LA071
Reported aircraft: Cessna T337G — a different aircraft that carried the N15U registration before this airframe.

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.