Twin piston

N1BF

1973 Beechcraft E55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
TE-961
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Russell Kellum LLC (LLC)
Based
Saratoga, CA
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Registration record

N1BF on the FAA register

Type
1973 Beechcraft E55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft E-55)
Serial
TE-961
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Russell Kellum LLC
Saratoga, CA
Certificate issued
2011-06-13
Airworthiness date
1973-12-27
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A00021
Mode S (octal)
50000041
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
934 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1BF.
  • 1973-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1BF

N1BF is a 1973 Beechcraft E55 Baron (FAA model E-55), serial number TE-961. The FAA register lists Russell Kellum LLC as the registrant in Saratoga, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 934 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 27, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1BF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
934 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
968 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,414 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-02 Accident · Killingworth,Ct, 07 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 1623
Reported aircraft: Hebel B-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N1BF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R.BECAME AIRBORNE,PLT NOT PREPARED.

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.