Twin piston

N311DD

1960 Beechcraft D50E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
DH-311
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sierra Aeronautics LLC (LLC)
Based
Gambier, OH
Registration record

N311DD on the FAA register

Type
1960 Beechcraft D50E
Serial
DH-311
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Sierra Aeronautics LLC
Gambier, OH
Certificate issued
2023-05-13
Airworthiness date
1991-04-24
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A34AD7
Mode S (octal)
50645327
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

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N311DD.
  • 1991-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N311DD

N311DD is a 1960 Beechcraft D50E, serial number DH-311. The FAA register lists Sierra Aeronautics LLC as the registrant in Gambier, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 (normal), dated April 24, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N311DD.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
670 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D50E 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 N311DD.

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.