Single-engine piston

N2978B

1953 Beechcraft D35 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
D-3618
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E225 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Port Orange, FL
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Registration record

N2978B on the FAA register

Type
1953 Beechcraft D35 Bonanza
Serial
D-3618
Engines
Continental E225 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Port Orange, FL
Certificate issued
2025-06-27
Airworthiness date
1955-08-02
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A312ED
Mode S (octal)
50611355
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
510 nm
Cruise (type)
152 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N2978B.
  • 1955-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N2978B

N2978B is a 1953 Beechcraft D35 Bonanza, serial number D-3618. It is registered to an individual in Port Orange, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E225 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 152 knots and a range of about 510 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 2, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2978B.

Cruise
152 kt
Range
510 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D35 Bonanza type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2978B.

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.