Beechcraft 56
37 on the U.S. register. Built from 1967 to 1969; half of them date from 1967 or earlier. Texas has the most (5). 54% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the 56 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Lycoming Ti0-541 Ser (34), Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (2), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 6
- Cruise speed
- about 165 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 29, 1986; newest February 24, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 17 | 46% |
| LLC | 11 | 30% |
| Corporation | 9 | 24% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56TC | 37 | 1967 to 1969 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 34 | 92% |
| Restricted | 1 | 3% |
| Multiple | 1 | 3% |
| Experimental | 1 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Duke Boys LLC | 2 |
| World Aircraft Sales INC | 1 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 1 |
| Rota Aviation Consulting LLC | 1 |
| Ricks Brothers Aviation LLC | 1 |
| R&J Toy Fund LLC | 1 |
| R C Graham INC | 1 |
| Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee | 1 |
| N&R Enterprises LLC | 1 |
| Monahans Affordable Homes LLC | 1 |
| Midland Avionics LLC | 1 |
| Lemont CORP | 1 |
Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Midland Avionics LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 9 cases since 1982, 2 fatal
The 8 most recent of 9 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Beechcraft 56 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
37 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft 56s?
Texas, with 5.
Who owns the Beechcraft 56?
54% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Beechcraft 56s on the register built?
Between 1967 and 1969; half of them in 1967 or earlier.
How many Beechcraft 56 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
9 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Beechcraft 56 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Beechcraft 56 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about other and general. Operators and repair shops have filed 6 failure reports with the FAA since 1999, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 2.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is flight controls. 55 approved modifications exist for it, the most by S-Tec Corporation.
FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and general | 1 | 25% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 25% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 25% |
| Engine | 1 | 25% |
Failure reports 6 since 1999 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 99 | 2 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 07 | 1 |
| 08 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 2 | 33% |
| Emergency equipment | 1 | 17% |
| Engine | 1 | 17% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 17% |
| Propeller | 1 | 17% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 266 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: beechcraft baron (42), beech (14), nacelle to (8), voltage regulator (5), rib (5), fairing engine (5), autopilot (5), window (4), valve plug (4), regulator (4).
Approved modifications 55 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 56 links to the rest of the register
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft 56TC 37 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming TIO-541 series 34 of these aircraft · 310 hp
- Lycoming TIO-540 series 2 of these aircraft · 310 hp
- Lycoming IO-540 series 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Texas 5 of these aircraft
- South Dakota 3 of these aircraft
- Mississippi 3 of these aircraft
- Missouri 3 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
- Duke Boys LLC 2 of these aircraft
- World Aircraft Sales INC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Rota Aviation Consulting LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Ricks Brothers Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 56 9 cases since 1982 · 2 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 2 filings · 2 bill of sale
- FAA orders naming the 56 4 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the 56 6 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the 56 55 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/56.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N971SF | Beech 56TC |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134CB | Beech 56TC |
Global Coin Logistics LLC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7QG | Beech 56TC |
Midland Avionics LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Restricted | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87AR | Beech 56TC |
Galaxy Powersports & Automotive INC Warrington, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300JR | Beech 56TC |
Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N276D | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79X | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56GF | Beech 56TC |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7850R | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256TC | Beech 56TC |
Hyder Racing LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68FL | Beech 56TC |
Coach Aviation LLC Williston, North Dakota |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8396N | Beech 56TC |
N&R Enterprises LLC Scott City, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N291T | Beech 56TC |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Multiple | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7890R | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789CX | Beech 56TC |
Duke Boys LLC North Sioux City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2020-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N570S | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41258 | Beech 56TC |
Ricks Brothers Aviation LLC Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851T | Beech 56TC |
Duke Boys LLC North Sioux City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2018-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420S | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2016-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789BW | Beech 56TC |
R&J Toy Fund LLC Jefferson, South Dakota |
Standard | 2016-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1110A | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6229V | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2015-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221HR | Beech 56TC |
Rota Aviation Consulting LLC Sutton, Alaska |
Standard | 2014-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5471U | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56TG | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2013-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234TP | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2013-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2DQ | Beech 56TC |
Lemont CORP Southwest, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2011-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9BS | Beech 56TC |
World Aircraft Sales INC Gulfport, Mississippi |
Standard | 2010-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516Q | Beech 56TC |
Monahans Affordable Homes LLC Monahans, Texas |
Standard | 2009-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3221R | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2009-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711CU | Beech 56TC |
R C Graham INC Wichita Falls, Texas |
Standard | 2005-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5427U | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2004-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N679VA | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1999-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55RA | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 1999-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5448U | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 1996-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6252V | Beech 56TC |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1989-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5455U | Beech 56TC |
Argosy Venture Corporation Pagosa Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 1986-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |