Twin piston

N762JT

1981 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
ME-432
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Purdue University (Government)
Based
West Lafayette, IN
Registration record

N762JT on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-432
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Certificate issued
1998-01-21
Airworthiness date
2025-11-01
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AA49D0
Mode S (octal)
52444720
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1998-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N762JT.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N762JT

N762JT is a 1981 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-432. The FAA register lists Purdue University as the registrant in West Lafayette, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-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 experimental category (research & development), dated November 1, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N762JT.

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 N762JT.

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.