Twin piston

N56DS

1973 Cessna T337G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
P3370048
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-CB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
M E L LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1973 Cessna T337G
Representative photo of a Cessna T337G. Not a photo of N56DS.
Registration record

N56DS on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna T337G
Serial
P3370048
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360-CB
Registered owner
M E L LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2021-03-02
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A724ED
Mode S (octal)
51622355
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
839 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2021-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2015-05-11
    N56DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair 360 (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 1979-09-05
    N56DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Hatz (s/n 100); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N56DS

N56DS is a 1973 Cessna T337G, serial number P3370048. The FAA register lists M E L LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360-CB engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 839 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 2, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
839 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
945 ft
Landing over 50 ft
795 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

Published figures for the Cessna T337G type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-11-26 Accident · Mesa, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX96LA055
Reported aircraft: Schafer Lancair 360 — a different aircraft that carried the N56DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the nose gear strut, during landing.

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.