Twin piston

N9LC

1968 Beechcraft D55 Baron

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
TE-553
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N9LC on the FAA register

Type
1968 Beechcraft D55 Baron
Serial
TE-553
Engines
2 × Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Valiair Ltd Co Trustee
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2024-03-28
Airworthiness date
1968-04-08
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6B77
Mode S (octal)
53065567
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
200 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N9LC to the current registrant.
  • 1976-08-05
    N9LC previously assigned to a Beechcraft A55 Baron (s/n TC-336); cancelled.
  • 1975-10-01
    Accident at Bakersfield,Ca, 05; damage: destroyed.
  • 1968-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N9LC

N9LC is a 1968 Beechcraft D55 Baron, serial number TE-553. The FAA register lists Valiair Ltd Co Trustee as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 200 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 8, 1968.

N9LC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
200 kt
Range
550 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
968 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,414 ft
Fuel burn
31 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-10-01 Accident · Bakersfield,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3002
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-A55

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.