Single-engine piston

N7071X

1955 Beechcraft D-45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
BG-36
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550-R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blackwell Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Belle Vernon, PA
Registration record

N7071X on the FAA register

Type
1955 Beechcraft D-45
Serial
BG-36
Engines
Continental IO-550-R
Registered owner
Blackwell Aviation Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
Certificate issued
2015-05-06
Airworthiness date
2026-05-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A97120
Mode S (octal)
52270440
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 2015-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N7071X to the current registrant.
  • 1971-09-23
    N7071X previously assigned to a Cessna 150A (s/n 15059171); cancelled.
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N7071X

N7071X is a 1955 Beechcraft D-45, serial number BG-36. The FAA register lists Blackwell Aviation Inc as the registrant in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550-R engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated May 12, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7071X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-03-17 Accident · Almena,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0661
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7071X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ILABLE. ACFT NEAR GROSS WT.

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.