N256J
1978 Beechcraft Duchess
N256J on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-10-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2021-10-22Certificate of registration issued as N256J to the current registrant.
- 2003-10-25N256J previously assigned to a Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC (s/n 1212-80); cancelled.
- 1978-11-09Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
About N256J
N256J is a 1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-107. The FAA register lists D Gordon Aviation Inc as the registrant in La Jolla, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.
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 November 9, 1978.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N256J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Beechcraft Duchess type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
