Single-engine piston

N8162D

1991 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
E-2589
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wc&R LLC (LLC)
Based
Austin, TX
Registration record

N8162D on the FAA register

Type
1991 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
Serial
E-2589
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Wc&R LLC
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2015-02-26
Airworthiness date
1991-01-24
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
AB2248
Mode S (octal)
52621110
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8162D to the current registrant.
  • 1991-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1964-01-21
    N8162D previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub (s/n 18-6144); cancelled.
Overview

About N8162D

N8162D is a 1991 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, serial number E-2589. The FAA register lists Wc&R LLC as the registrant in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 (utility), dated January 24, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8162D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft A36 Bonanza specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-11-19 Accident · Dexter, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI84FA049
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N8162D registration before this airframe.

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.