Twin piston

N1959T

1959 Beechcraft D50B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
DH-209
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Phantom Phlyers LLC (LLC)
Based
Pearland, TX
Registration record

N1959T on the FAA register

Type
1959 Beechcraft D50B
Serial
DH-209
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Phantom Phlyers LLC
Pearland, TX
Certificate issued
2009-04-14
Airworthiness date
1959-04-03
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A17E63
Mode S (octal)
50277143
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
670 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N1959T to the current registrant.
  • 1973-05-29
    N1959T previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-7105195); cancelled.
  • 1959-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N1959T

N1959T is a 1959 Beechcraft D50B, serial number DH-209. The FAA register lists Phantom Phlyers LLC as the registrant in Pearland, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2009 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming GO-480 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 670 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 3, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1959T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
670 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D50B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-02-16 Accident · Off Fire Isle,Ny, 92 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0015
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N1959T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-RPRTD FELL ASLEEP,EXHSTD FUEL,DITCHING.

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.