Single-engine piston

N72291

1985 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
E-2247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wandering Quarks LLC (LLC)
Based
Lincolnville, ME
Registration record

N72291 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
Serial
E-2247
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Wandering Quarks LLC
Lincolnville, ME
Certificate issued
2023-01-25
Airworthiness date
1993-12-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9AEA7
Mode S (octal)
52327247
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
697 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N72291 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1982-02-17
    N72291 previously assigned to a Reims Cessna Fra 150M (s/n FRA150-0310); cancelled.
  • 1971-01-05
    N72291 previously assigned to a Cessna U206D (s/n U206-1354); cancelled.
  • 1956-07-24
    N72291 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 9468); cancelled.
Overview

About N72291

N72291 is a 1985 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, serial number E-2247. The FAA register lists Wandering Quarks LLC as the registrant in Lincolnville, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 697 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 8, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72291.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
697 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,040 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72291.

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.