N163SP1972 Beechcraft E-55
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198210 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Agriflite Services INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wakarusa, IN
- Certificate issued
- Aug 21, 2006
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- E-55
- Year
- 1972
- Serial number
- TE-872
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0FE71
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2006 – nowAgriflite Services INCWakarusa, IN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (10)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-16-01 | Elevator Balance Weight | Sep 24, 2013 | Airframe (E-55) |
| 2011-27-04 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes Equipped With a Certain Supplemental Type… | Dec 29, 2011 | Airframe (E-55)Only with: Equipped with STC SA1762SO (Foxstar modification). |
| 2009-25-01 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Models 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA, 95-B55, 95-B55A… | Jan 8, 2010 | Airframe (E-55)Certain serial numbers: 58 TH-733–TH-1609; 58A TH-733–TH-1609; 58P TJ-3–TJ-497; 58PA TJ-3–TJ-497; 58TC TK-1–TK-151; 58TCA TK-1–TK-151; … |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2008-13-17 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificates No. 3A15, No. 3A16, No. A23CE, and No.… | Aug 6, 2008 | Airframe (E-55)Certain serial numbers: F33 CD-1235–CD-1304; G33 CD-1235–CD-1304; F33A CE-290–CE-1791; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; V35B D-9069–D-10403; A36 E-185–E-3629; …. Only with: Circuit breaker toggle switch P/N 35-380132-1 through 35-380132-53 installed. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-07 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Models E55, E55A, A56TC, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, and 58TCA… | Jul 15, 2002 | Airframe (E-55)Certain serial numbers: E55 TE-768–TE-1201; E55A TE-768–TE-1201; A56TC TG-84–TG-94; 58 TH-1–TH-1388; 58 TH-1390–TH-1395; 58A TH-1–TH-1388; … |
| 2000-18-02 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Models A65, A65-8200, 65-B80, 70, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-C55, D55… | Sep 22, 2000 | Airframe (E-55)Certain serial numbers: A65 LC-265–LC-272; A65 LC-325–LC-335; A65-8200 LC-273–LC-324; 65-B80 LD-349–LD-511; 70 LB-1–LB-35; 95-A55 TC-191–TC-349; … |
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (E-55)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798 |
| 98-04-24 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Models E55, E55A, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA Airplanes… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (E-55) |
| 97-14-15 | Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formerly Known as Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models E33… | Sep 2, 1997 | Airframe (E-55) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Navigation · lift detector · shortedNov 21, 1997
AIRCRAFT WAS ON RAMP AFTER LANDING IN WET SNOW. WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. PILOT SILENCED HORN WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ADVISED MAINTENANCE. LIFT DETECTOR WAS FOUND SHORTED INTERNALLY. AFTER EXTERNAL HEATING OF THE LIFT DETECTOR TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · adapter · leaksJan 31, 1995
LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK HAD PERSISTENT LEAKAGE EVIDENT AT LOWER WING SKIN ADJACENT TO DRAIN. INVESTIGATION FOUND SOURCE TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE FILLER NECK ADAPTER ASSY. SEALS AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL AND TESTING OF THE ADAPTER ASSY FOUND LEAKAGE TO BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026