Twin piston

N5164M

1978 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
ME-50
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N5164M on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-50
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-08-24
Airworthiness date
1997-07-30
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67AA9
Mode S (octal)
51475251
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
843 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N5164M to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1947-03-26
    N5164M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 10464); cancelled.
Overview

About N5164M

N5164M is a 1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-50. The FAA register lists Christiansen Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-360-A1D engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 843 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 30, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5164M.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
843 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,119 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,881 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Duchess 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 N5164M.

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.