Twin piston

N85ME

1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
TJ-168
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Global Petroleum Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Greenville, SC
Registration record

N85ME on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron
Serial
TJ-168
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Global Petroleum Services LLC
Greenville, SC
Certificate issued
2012-10-02
Airworthiness date
1978-09-29
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA617
Mode S (octal)
52723027
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,130 nm
Cruise (type)
214 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N85ME.
  • 1978-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N85ME

N85ME is a 1978 Beechcraft 58P Baron, serial number TJ-168. The FAA register lists Global Petroleum Services LLC as the registrant in Greenville, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 214 knots and a range of about 1,130 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 29, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85ME.

Cruise
214 kt
Range
1,130 nm
Power / thrust (each)
310
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,376 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,498 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85ME.

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.