Twin piston

N55FD

1975 Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
TC-1857
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dieu Est Mon Courage LLC (LLC)
Based
Fernandina Beach, FL
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Registration record

N55FD on the FAA register

Type
1975 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-1857
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Dieu Est Mon Courage LLC
Fernandina Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2014-07-10
Airworthiness date
1975-03-20
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FD93
Mode S (octal)
51576623
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-13
    Accident at Metter, GA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2014-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N55FD.
  • 1975-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55FD

N55FD is a 1975 Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-1857. The FAA register lists Dieu Est Mon Courage LLC as the registrant in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 March 20, 1975.

N55FD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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

2026-07-13 Accident · Metter, GA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA26FA270
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A)
Preliminary report: On July 13, 2026, about 1114 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft 95-B55, twin-engine airplane, N55FD, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Metter, Georgia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Surveillance video provided by the John Edwin Jones Sr Field/Metter Municipal Airport (MHP), Metter, Georgia, showed that the accident airplane taxied to the self-serve fuel tank after which both engines were shut down. The pilot then refueled the airplane from the 100LL self-service system. Refueling records obtained from the MHP airport management showed the pilot purchased 114.42…
NTSB report ↗

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.