Single-engine piston

N398LJ

1988 Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
EA-471
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dakota Heavy Equipment (Corporation)
Based
Fargo, ND
Registration record

N398LJ on the FAA register

Type
1988 Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza
Serial
EA-471
Engines
Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Dakota Heavy Equipment
Fargo, ND
Certificate issued
2004-10-05
Airworthiness date
1988-10-07
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A4A184
Mode S (octal)
51120604
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
957 nm
Cruise (type)
190 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N398LJ.
  • 1988-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N398LJ

N398LJ is a 1988 Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza, serial number EA-471. The FAA register lists Dakota Heavy Equipment as the registrant in Fargo, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2004 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 190 knots and a range of about 957 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated October 7, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N398LJ.

Cruise
190 kt
Range
957 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,364 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,692 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N398LJ.

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.