Twin turboprop

N491DM

1952 Beechcraft C-45H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
52-10643
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rst Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Vero Beach, FL
Registration record

N491DM on the FAA register

Type
1952 Beechcraft C-45H
Serial
52-10643
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Rst Aviation LLC
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2021-10-05
Airworthiness date
1964-08-21
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A61426
Mode S (octal)
51412046
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,000 nm
Cruise (type)
138 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N491DM.
  • 1964-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N491DM

N491DM is a 1952 Beechcraft C-45H, serial number 52-10643. The FAA register lists Rst Aviation LLC as the registrant in Vero Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 138 knots and a range of about 1,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 21, 1964.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N491DM.

Cruise
138 kt
Range
1,000 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft C-45H type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N491DM.

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.