Twin piston

N951DS

1978 Beechcraft 58 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
TH-898
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Derrick Schmidt Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Vinita, OK
Registration record

N951DS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft 58 Baron
Serial
TH-898
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Derrick Schmidt Enterprises Inc
Vinita, OK
Certificate issued
2017-06-20
Airworthiness date
1978-01-09
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD38BA
Mode S (octal)
53234272
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

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N951DS to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-07
    N951DS previously assigned to a Diamond DA40 (s/n 40.1000); cancelled.
  • 1978-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N951DS

N951DS is a 1978 Beechcraft 58 Baron, serial number TH-898. The FAA register lists Derrick Schmidt Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Vinita, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2017 and expires on June 30, 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 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 January 9, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N951DS.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N951DS.

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.