Twin piston

N53AJ

1977 Beechcraft B60 Duke

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
P-444
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G Bongard LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Myers, FL
Registration record

N53AJ on the FAA register

Type
1977 Beechcraft B60 Duke (FAA: Beechcraft B-60)
Serial
P-444
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541 series
Registered owner
G Bongard LLC
Fort Myers, FL
Certificate issued
2018-06-21
Airworthiness date
1977-06-23
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AE1D
Mode S (octal)
51527035
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,010 nm
Cruise (type)
233 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N53AJ.
  • 1977-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N53AJ

N53AJ is a 1977 Beechcraft B60 Duke (FAA model B-60), serial number P-444. The FAA register lists G Bongard LLC as the registrant in Fort Myers, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-541 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 233 knots and a range of about 1,010 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 23, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53AJ.

Cruise
233 kt
Range
1,010 nm
Fuel burn
41 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53AJ.

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.