Single-engine piston

N9870R

1960 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
D-6424
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Howard Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clarksdale, MS
Registration record

N9870R on the FAA register

Type
1960 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza
Serial
D-6424
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Howard Flying Service Inc
Clarksdale, MS
Certificate issued
2003-03-05
Airworthiness date
1960-05-03
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADC78D
Mode S (octal)
53343615
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
495 nm
Cruise (type)
170 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N9870R.
  • 1960-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N9870R

N9870R is a 1960 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza, serial number D-6424. The FAA register lists Howard Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2003 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 170 knots and a range of about 495 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 3, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9870R.

Cruise
170 kt
Range
495 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9870R.

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.