Twin piston

N60156

1979 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
ME-147
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC (LLC)
Based
Fredericksburg, VA
Registration record

N60156 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-147
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC
Fredericksburg, VA
Certificate issued
2024-08-31
Airworthiness date
2000-04-24
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7CE1C
Mode S (octal)
51747034
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
843 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N60156 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1970-03-25
    N60156 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15070110); cancelled.
Overview

About N60156

N60156 is a 1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-147. The FAA register lists Shannon School of Aeronautics LLC as the registrant in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 843 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 24, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N60156.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
843 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,119 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,881 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N60156.

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.