Twin piston

N5485M

1978 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
ME-32
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N446Rh LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N5485M on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-32
Engines
2 × Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
N446Rh LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2024-02-07
Airworthiness date
1978-07-21
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6F8B7
Mode S (octal)
51574267
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

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5485M to the current registrant.
  • 1978-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1959-10-01
    N5485M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (s/n 10785); cancelled.
Overview

About N5485M

N5485M is a 1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-32. The FAA register lists N446Rh LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming I0360 series 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 21, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5485M.

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 N5485M.

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.