Twin piston

N3743B

1955 Beechcraft C-50

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
CH-169
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (Corporation)
Based
West Mifflin, PA
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Registration record

N3743B on the FAA register

Type
1955 Beechcraft C-50
Serial
CH-169
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, PA
Certificate issued
2003-02-10
Airworthiness date
1956-04-19
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4456A
Mode S (octal)
51042552
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N3743B.
  • 1956-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N3743B

N3743B is a 1955 Beechcraft C-50, serial number CH-169. The FAA register lists Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics as the registrant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2003 and expires on January 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 158 knots and a range of about 722 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 19, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3743B.

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 N3743B.

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.