Twin piston

N78KL

1990 Beechcraft 58 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1990
Serial
TH-1578
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nea Industrial LLC (LLC)
Based
Paragould, AR
Registration record

N78KL on the FAA register

Type
1990 Beechcraft 58 Baron
Serial
TH-1578
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Nea Industrial LLC
Paragould, AR
Certificate issued
2021-07-30
Airworthiness date
1999-12-15
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F19
Mode S (octal)
52507431
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,109 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-08
    Incident at Evansville, IN; damage: minor.
  • 2021-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N78KL.
  • 1999-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N78KL

N78KL is a 1990 Beechcraft 58 Baron, serial number TH-1578. The FAA register lists Nea Industrial LLC as the registrant in Paragould, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-550 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 1,109 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 15, 1999.

N78KL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
1,109 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,101 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,498 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-06-08 Incident · Evansville, IN Damage: Minor NTSB · CEN22LA250
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58
Probable cause: The failure of the propeller blade due to high-cycle fatigue that originated from damage that occurred at an unknown time. Contributing to the accident was the failure to identify the damage before the accident flight.

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.