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N497A

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1968 BEECH D55

Fixed wing multi engineChurch Hill, MDRegistered Feb 2, 1991

N497A is a 1968 Beech D55 (fixed wing multi engine) with serial number TE-547, registered in Church Hill, MD. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2029; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2029. It is powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES rated at 285 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Mar 29, 1968. It is one of 119 D55 aircraft in the FAA registry, 1 of them registered in Maryland. About 30% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresOct 31, 2029

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Oct 31, 2029
Registrant type
Co-owned
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Church Hill, MD
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Baltimore FSDO (BAL FSDO)
Certificate issued
Feb 2, 1991
Last FAA action
Jul 28, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A62A19
Mode S code (octal)
51425031
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
BEECH
Model
D55
Type certificate (TCDS)
3A16 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
Year manufactured
1968
Serial number
TE-547
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Engines / seats
2 / 6
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Mar 29, 1968
Approved operations
Normal

Public airports near Church Hill

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Gooden Airpark
Ridgely, MD
KRJD14 miNon-towered-
Massey Aerodrome
Massey, MD
MD114 miNon-towered-
Delaware Airpark
Dover/Cheswold, DE
33N21 miNon-towered100LL

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.