Twin piston

N60244

1978 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
ME-130
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ace of Spades Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Las Vegas, NV
Registration record

N60244 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-130
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Ace of Spades Aviation LLC
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
2022-06-04
Airworthiness date
1978-12-20
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7D1AE
Mode S (octal)
51750656
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N60244 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-09-24
    N60244 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15070165); cancelled.
  • 1954-10-25
    N60244 previously assigned to a Pratt Read PR-G1 (s/n 01-41); cancelled.
Overview

About N60244

N60244 is a 1978 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-130. The FAA register lists Ace of Spades Aviation LLC as the registrant in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 December 20, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N60244. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1969-10-26 Accident · Sacramento,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3744
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N60244 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INSTRUCTIONS CONFUSING TO PLTS.

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.