Single-engine piston

N878B

1956 Beechcraft G35 Bonanza

Not current (FAA status 9) No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
D-4820
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E225 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 9)
Registered owner
Barber Colman Co (Corporation)
Based
Rockford, IL
Registration record

N878B on the FAA register

Type
1956 Beechcraft G35 Bonanza
Serial
D-4820
Engines
Continental E225 series
Registered owner
Barber Colman Co
Rockford, IL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC1427
Mode S (octal)
53012047
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
160 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 9)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1983-04-04
    Registration as N878BC cancelled (same airframe, earlier N-number).
  • 1956-08-14
    N878B previously assigned to a Mooney M20 (s/n 1040); cancelled.
Overview

About N878B

N878B is a 1956 Beechcraft G35 Bonanza, serial number D-4820. The FAA register lists Barber Colman Co as the registrant in Rockford, Illinois.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E225 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 160 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N878B.

Cruise
160 kt
Range
550 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft G35 Bonanza 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 N878B.

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.