Twin piston

N557PA

1981 Beechcraft B60 Duke

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
P-580
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Platinum Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Fate, TX
Registration record

N557PA on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft B60 Duke (FAA: Beechcraft B-60)
Serial
P-580
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4
Registered owner
Platinum Leasing LLC
Fate, TX
Certificate issued
2016-06-09
Airworthiness date
2002-03-12
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A71AB2
Mode S (octal)
51615262
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N557PA to the current registrant.
  • 2002-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-05-30
    N557PA previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287225479); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N557PA

N557PA is a 1981 Beechcraft B60 Duke (FAA model B-60), serial number P-580. The FAA register lists Platinum Leasing LLC as the registrant in Fate, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4 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 March 12, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N557PA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Beechcraft B60 Duke type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft B60 Duke specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-01-05 Accident · Steubenville, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI90LA062
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N557PA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE.

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.