Twin piston

N56B

1994 Beechcraft 58 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
TH-1730
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Koch & Koch Inc (Corporation)
Based
Grass Valley, CA
Registration record

N56B on the FAA register

Type
1994 Beechcraft 58 Baron
Serial
TH-1730
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Koch & Koch Inc
Grass Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2020-08-25
Airworthiness date
1994-10-05
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A724AA
Mode S (octal)
51622252
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,109 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N56B to the current registrant.
  • 1994-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-08-02
    N56B previously assigned to a British Aircraft Bac 1-11 401/AK (s/n BAC055); cancelled.
Overview

About N56B

N56B is a 1994 Beechcraft 58 Baron, serial number TH-1730. The FAA register lists Koch & Koch Inc as the registrant in Grass Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-550 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 1,109 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 5, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56B.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
1,109 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,101 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,498 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56B.

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.