Twin piston

N3653B

1954 Beechcraft C-50

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1954
Serial
CH-128
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Placebo Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Ridgecrest, CA
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Registration record

N3653B on the FAA register

Type
1954 Beechcraft C-50
Serial
CH-128
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Placebo Air LLC
Ridgecrest, CA
Certificate issued
2002-02-20
Airworthiness date
1991-11-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A421A2
Mode S (octal)
51020642
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
722 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N3653B.
  • 1991-11-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N3653B

N3653B is a 1954 Beechcraft C-50, serial number CH-128. The FAA register lists Placebo Air LLC as the registrant in Ridgecrest, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2002 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 158 knots and a range of about 722 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 29, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3653B.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
722 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,350 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,215 ft
Fuel burn
28 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft C-50 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 N3653B.

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.