Twin piston

N178W

1977 Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
TC-2096
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
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Registration record

N178W on the FAA register

Type
1977 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-2096
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2018-10-26
Airworthiness date
1977-10-17
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A138D9
Mode S (octal)
50234331
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
739 nm
Cruise (type)
184 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N178W to the current registrant.
  • 1977-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1933-02-08
    N178W previously assigned to a Dickinson-Brooks Aeromotive Co A (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N178W

N178W is a 1977 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-2096. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 184 knots and a range of about 739 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 17, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178W.

Cruise
184 kt
Range
739 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,154 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,148 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N178W.

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.