Single-engine piston

N3172D

1988 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
E-2454
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
North State Aviators LLC (LLC)
Based
Cary, NC
Registration record

N3172D on the FAA register

Type
1988 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
Serial
E-2454
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
North State Aviators LLC
Cary, NC
Certificate issued
2022-12-26
Airworthiness date
1988-10-31
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A36374
Mode S (octal)
50661564
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
697 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N3172D to the current registrant.
  • 1988-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N3172D

N3172D is a 1988 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, serial number E-2454. The FAA register lists North State Aviators LLC as the registrant in Cary, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 26, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 697 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated October 31, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3172D.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
697 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,040 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3172D.

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.