Twin piston

N585CK

1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
TH-1299
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kalitta Charters LLC (LLC)
Based
Ypsilanti, MI
Registration record

N585CK on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron
Serial
TH-1299
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Kalitta Charters LLC
Ypsilanti, MI
Certificate issued
2015-04-17
Airworthiness date
1981-09-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A788B7
Mode S (octal)
51704267
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-09
    Accident at Defiance, MO; damage: destroyed.
  • 2015-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N585CK.
  • 1981-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N585CK

N585CK is a 1981 Beechcraft 58 Baron, serial number TH-1299. The FAA register lists Kalitta Charters LLC as the registrant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 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 September 25, 1981.

N585CK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2022-01-09 Accident · Defiance, MO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN22FA096
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of airplane control while flying in night instrument conditions due to spatial disorientation and the flight crew s inability to recover from an unusual airplane attitude.
1997-08-28 Accident · Beaufort, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL97LA126
Reported aircraft: Gulfstream G-164C — a different aircraft that carried the N585CK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to ensure the tailwheel was properly locked, while taking off on an asphalt runway, which led to loss of directional control and a ground swerve.
1994-05-16 Accident · Weiner, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW94LA163
Reported aircraft: Gulfstream G-164C — a different aircraft that carried the N585CK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE TAKEOFF.

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.