Twin piston

N7973M

1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
TE-208
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
7973M LLC (LLC)
Based
Broomfield, CO
Registration record

N7973M on the FAA register

Type
1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-C55)
Serial
TE-208
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
7973M LLC
Broomfield, CO
Certificate issued
2014-10-01
Airworthiness date
1966-09-08
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAD4D3
Mode S (octal)
52552323
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N7973M.
  • 1966-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N7973M

N7973M is a 1966 Beechcraft C55 Baron (FAA model 95-C55), serial number TE-208. The FAA register lists 7973M LLC as the registrant in Broomfield, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO 520 series 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 standard category (normal), dated September 8, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7973M.

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 N7973M.

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.