Light jet

N581BC

2015 Embraer Phenom 300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
50500312
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bear Air II LLC (LLC)
Based
Piedmont, SC
2015 Embraer Phenom 300
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Registration record

N581BC on the FAA register

Type
2015 Embraer Phenom 300 (FAA: Embraer EMB-505)
Serial
50500312
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E
Registered owner
Bear Air II LLC
Piedmont, SC
Certificate issued
2022-10-13
Airworthiness date
2022-11-10
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A779BB
Mode S (octal)
51674673
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,000 nm
Cruise (type)
405 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2022-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N581BC to the current registrant.
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 2000-05-12
    N581BC previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58TC Baron (s/n TK-125); cancelled.
Overview

About N581BC

N581BC is a 2015 Embraer Phenom 300 (FAA model EMB-505), serial number 50500312. The FAA register lists Bear Air II LLC as the registrant in Piedmont, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 405 knots and a range of about 2,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated November 10, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N581BC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
405 kt
Range
2,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1615
Fuel burn
173 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-12-09 Accident · Hasbrouck Hts., NJ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC00FA047
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58TC — a different aircraft that carried the N581BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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.