Twin piston

N45DH

1969 Beechcraft D55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
TE-718
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Medic Choppers LLC (LLC)
Based
Springdale, AR
Registration record

N45DH on the FAA register

Type
1969 Beechcraft D55 Baron
Serial
TE-718
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Medic Choppers LLC
Springdale, AR
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1969-04-28
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A57016
Mode S (octal)
51270026
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
200 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2010-12-21
    N45DH previously assigned to a Homebuilt Dakota Hawk (s/n DH04); cancelled.
  • 1993-03-03
    N45DH previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-5J (s/n 13); cancelled.
  • 1969-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N45DH

N45DH is a 1969 Beechcraft D55 Baron, serial number TE-718. The FAA register lists Medic Choppers LLC as the registrant in Springdale, Arkansas.

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 200 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 28, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45DH. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
200 kt
Range
550 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
968 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,414 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D55 Baron type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft D55 Baron specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-09-12 Accident · Chico, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX92LA381
Reported aircraft: Warren-Thomas BD-5J — a different aircraft that carried the N45DH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER RECOVERY ALTITUDE.

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.