Single-engine piston

N5500D

1957 Beechcraft H35 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
D-5037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smoky Mountain Vertical Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Kodak, TN
Registration record

N5500D on the FAA register

Type
1957 Beechcraft H35 Bonanza
Serial
D-5037
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Smoky Mountain Vertical Services LLC
Kodak, TN
Certificate issued
2024-04-25
Airworthiness date
1957-03-26
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A701C7
Mode S (octal)
51600707
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
165 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N5500D.
  • 1957-03-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5500D

N5500D is a 1957 Beechcraft H35 Bonanza, serial number D-5037. The FAA register lists Smoky Mountain Vertical Services LLC as the registrant in Kodak, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 165 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 26, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5500D.

Cruise
165 kt
Range
470 nm
Power / thrust (each)
240
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,260 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,050 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5500D.

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.