Twin piston

N397D

1968 Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
TC-1109
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N397D on the FAA register

Type
1968 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-1109
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-08
Airworthiness date
1968-06-04
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A49D15
Mode S (octal)
51116425
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
739 nm
Cruise (type)
184 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N397D.
  • 1968-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N397D

N397D is a 1968 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-1109. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 184 knots and a range of about 739 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 4, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N397D.

Cruise
184 kt
Range
739 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,154 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,148 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N397D.

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.