Single-engine piston

N55VE

1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
D-7839
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Childers Ranch LLC (LLC)
Based
Templeton, CA
Registration record

N55VE on the FAA register

Type
1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza
Serial
D-7839
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Childers Ranch LLC
Templeton, CA
Certificate issued
2017-01-25
Airworthiness date
1965-04-26
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A6FEF2
Mode S (octal)
51577362
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
543 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N55VE to the current registrant.
  • 1965-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N55VE

N55VE is a 1965 Beechcraft S35 Bonanza, serial number D-7839. The FAA register lists Childers Ranch LLC as the registrant in Templeton, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E185 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 543 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated April 26, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55VE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
543 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,225 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-07-07 Accident · Sylacauga, AL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ATL85FKG07
Reported aircraft: Lett Varieze — a different aircraft that carried the N55VE registration before this airframe.

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.