Twin piston

N6698H

1979 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
ME-273
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School (Corporation)
Based
Mojave, CA
Registration record

N6698H on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-273
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2015-07-13
Airworthiness date
1979-09-12
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8D920
Mode S (octal)
52154440
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N6698H to the current registrant.
  • 1979-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1964-12-03
    N6698H previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 19909); cancelled.
Overview

About N6698H

N6698H is a 1979 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-273. The FAA register lists National Test Pilot School as the registrant in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 2015 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 September 12, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6698H.

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 N6698H.

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.