Twin piston

N972GC

1962 Beechcraft 55 Baron

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
TC-540
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550-E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N972GC on the FAA register

Type
1962 Beechcraft 55 Baron (FAA: Beechcraft 95-B55)
Serial
TC-540
Engines
2 × Continental IO-550-E
Registered owner
International Air Services Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2026-01-23
Airworthiness date
2023-04-11
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD8BAC
Mode S (octal)
53305654
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
745 nm
Cruise (type)
191 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N972GC.
  • 2023-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N972GC

N972GC is a 1962 Beechcraft 55 Baron (FAA model 95-B55), serial number TC-540. The FAA register lists International Air Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-550-E engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 191 knots and a range of about 745 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 11, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N972GC.

Cruise
191 kt
Range
745 nm
Power / thrust (each)
260
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,470 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N972GC.

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.