Twin piston

N7885C

1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
TE-72
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-520-CB
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
S Tec Corp (Corporation)
Based
Mineral Wells, TX
Registration record

N7885C on the FAA register

Type
1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-C55)
Serial
TE-72
Engines
2 × Continental IO-520-CB
Registered owner
S Tec Corp
Mineral Wells, TX
Certificate issued
2010-08-05
Airworthiness date
2023-09-21
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
AAB148
Mode S (octal)
52530510
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
200 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2010-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N7885C to the current registrant.
  • 1975-06-10
    N7885C previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8MEJ (s/n DON1); cancelled.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N7885C

N7885C is a 1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron (FAA model 95-C55), serial number TE-72. The FAA register lists S Tec Corp as the registrant in Mineral Wells, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2010 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-520-CB engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 200 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated September 21, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7885C.

Cruise
200 kt
Range
550 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
968 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,414 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft C55 Baron 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 N7885C.

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.