Twin piston

N51685

Beechcraft Queen Air 65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
LC-40
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midland Avionics LLC (LLC)
Based
Louisville, KY
Registration record

N51685 on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft Queen Air 65
Serial
LC-40
Engines
2
Registered owner
Midland Avionics LLC
Louisville, KY
Certificate issued
2025-05-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A67B47
Mode S (octal)
51475507
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
630 nm
Cruise (type)
186 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N51685 to the current registrant.
  • 1951-03-02
    N51685 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-3526); cancelled.
Overview

About N51685

N51685 is a Beechcraft Queen Air 65, serial number LC-40. The FAA register lists Midland Avionics LLC as the registrant in Louisville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 186 knots and a range of about 630 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51685.

Cruise
186 kt
Range
630 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,310 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,425 ft
Fuel burn
37 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Queen Air 65 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 N51685.

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.