Single-engine piston

N5353E

1959 Beechcraft K35 Bonanza

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
D-5856
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dillard Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pensacola, FL
Registration record

N5353E on the FAA register

Type
1959 Beechcraft K35 Bonanza
Serial
D-5856
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Dillard Enterprises Inc
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2000-12-01
Airworthiness date
1959-02-19
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6C5C6
Mode S (octal)
51542706
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
495 nm
Cruise (type)
170 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-16
    Accident at Sylacauga, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N5353E.
  • 1959-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5353E

N5353E is a 1959 Beechcraft K35 Bonanza, serial number D-5856. The FAA register lists Dillard Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2000 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 170 knots and a range of about 495 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 19, 1959.

N5353E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
170 kt
Range
495 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft K35 Bonanza type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-07-16 Accident · Sylacauga, AL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA25LA269
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft K35
Preliminary report: On July 16, 2025, at 1402 central standard time, a Beech K35, N5353E, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sylacauga, Alabama. The private pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, the airplane had a remanufactured engine installed about 30 hours prior to the accident. The remanufactured engine had experienced maintenance issues with the magnetos, spark plug fouling, and abnormal cylinder temperatures with the number four cylinder. Maintenance personnel replaced all of the spark plugs with new spark plugs and maintenance runups were conducted that…
NTSB report ↗

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.