Twin piston

N55BU

1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
TC-2138
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Side Up LLC (LLC)
Based
Oxford, CT
Registration record

N55BU on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-2138
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Blue Side Up LLC
Oxford, CT
Certificate issued
2015-07-16
Airworthiness date
1978-04-03
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FD3E
Mode S (octal)
51576476
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
739 nm
Cruise (type)
184 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N55BU.
  • 1978-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55BU

N55BU is a 1978 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-2138. The FAA register lists Blue Side Up LLC as the registrant in Oxford, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 184 knots and a range of about 739 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55BU.

Cruise
184 kt
Range
739 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,154 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,148 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55BU.

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.