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N497ABeech D55 · 1968

StandardCont Motor IO 520 SERIESChurch Hill, MD

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N497A is a 1968 Beech D55. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 6 seats, powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 series rated at 285 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Church Hill, MD. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 1968. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 1991.

58 years old
No NTSB events on record

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1991

FAA record · Feb 1991 · Registration

Registered to current owner

Registrant based in Church Hill, MD.

1968

FAA record · Mar 1968 · Airworthiness

Airworthiness certificate issued — Standard

Manufacturer: Beech. Model D55. Serial TE-547.

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Aircraft

ManufacturerBeech

ModelD55

Year1968

CategoryStandard

TypeFixed-wing multi-engine

SerialTE-547

EngineCont Motor IO 520 SERIES

Horsepower285

Seats6

BasedChurch Hill, MD

RegistrantCo-owned

Safety record

No NTSB accidents or incidents on record

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Registration history

1991 — present

Registered owner · Church Hill, MD

Mar 1968

Airworthiness certificate issued

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