Twin piston

N42JW

1965 Beechcraft 55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
TC-884
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Business Aircraft Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Petersburg, IL
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Registration record

N42JW on the FAA register

Type
1965 Beechcraft 55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-884
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Business Aircraft Leasing Inc
Petersburg, IL
Certificate issued
2014-03-31
Airworthiness date
1965-04-01
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FA23
Mode S (octal)
51175043
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
745 nm
Cruise (type)
191 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N42JW to the current registrant.
  • 1990-08-22
    N42JW previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 521); cancelled.
  • 1965-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N42JW

N42JW is a 1965 Beechcraft 55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-884. The FAA register lists Business Aircraft Leasing Inc as the registrant in Petersburg, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 191 knots and a range of about 745 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 1, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42JW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
191 kt
Range
745 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,470 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft 55 Baron type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft 55 Baron specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-04-13 Accident · Lawrenceville, GA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL88LA215
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C — a different aircraft that carried the N42JW registration before this airframe.

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.