Twin piston

N5868S

Beechcraft B55 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
TC-860
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Blackburn, MO
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Registration record

N5868S on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A))
Serial
TC-860
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blackburn, MO
Certificate issued
2018-07-03
Airworthiness date
1965-02-12
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A78FB3
Mode S (octal)
51707663
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
739 nm
Cruise (type)
184 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-01
    Accident at Crystal River, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 2018-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5868S.
  • 1965-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5868S

N5868S is a Beechcraft B55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55 (T42A)), serial number TC-860. It is registered to an individual in Blackburn, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 184 knots and a range of about 739 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 12, 1965.

N5868S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
184 kt
Range
739 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,154 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,148 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-10-01 Accident · Crystal River, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA001
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95
Preliminary report: On October 1, 2024, about 1540 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N5868S, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Crystal River, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Witnesses at a maintenance facility at Crystal River Airport (CGC), Crystal River, Florida, heard the accident pilot transmit a distress call over the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency. The pilot identified the airplane as “68S” and requested the location of the airport, citing visual reference to two large cooling towers. One of the witnesses informed the pilot that the airport was located…
NTSB report ↗

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.