Twin piston

N3873B

1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
TH-1255
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Npa Baron LLC (LLC)
Based
Gladewater, TX
Registration record

N3873B on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron
Serial
TH-1255
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Npa Baron LLC
Gladewater, TX
Certificate issued
2020-11-03
Airworthiness date
1981-04-28
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4780E
Mode S (octal)
51074016
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,109 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N3873B to the current registrant.
  • 1981-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-05-25
    N3873B previously assigned to a Beechcraft F35 (s/n D-4142); cancelled.
Overview

About N3873B

N3873B is a 1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron, serial number TH-1255. The FAA register lists Npa Baron LLC as the registrant in Gladewater, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 1,109 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 28, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3873B.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
1,109 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,101 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,498 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3873B.

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.