N5078NBeechcraft 65
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bemidji Aviation Services INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Bemidji, MN
- Certificate issued
- Jun 13, 1996
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 25, 1994
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
- 65
- Serial number
- LF-16
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 9
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A6576E
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-720
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 400 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1996 – nowBemidji Aviation Services INCBemidji, MN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (65)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 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (7)
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.
- Landing gear · brake sys · intermittentJul 18, 2023
WHILE TAXIING OUT TO RUNWAY, PILOT REPORTED LEFT HAND BRAKES OUT / INTERMITTENT. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP, SHUT DOWN AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · brake sys · intermittentJul 17, 2023
WHILE TAXIING OUT TO RUNWAY, PILOT REPORTED LEFT BRAKE SOFT. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP, SHUT DOWN AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · brokenAug 24, 2020
RT ENGINE ALTERNATOR POWER SUPPLY STUD BROKE OFF RECTIFIER PLATE, AT THE PLATES 90 DEGREE BEND NEXT TO MADE IN CHINA STICKER. LOOKED LIKE CRACK STARTED FROM STRESS RISERS THAT FORMED IN THE BEND RADIUS OF THE RECTIFIER PLATE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · bearing · failedJul 8, 2004
NR 1 ALTERNATOR WENT INOPERATIVE IN FLIGHT INVESTIGATION FOUND REAR ROTOR BEARING OF ALTERNATOR HAD NO GREASE AND FAILED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stiffener · crackedOct 13, 2003
INSPECTION REVELAED THE PARTS TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN RIVET HOLES WHERE STIFFENER WAS ATTACHED TO AFT BULKHEAD. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AFTER PART WAS REMOVED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · servo · failedAug 28, 2002
PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE TO BE LOW ON POWER, FOUND ENGINE TO BE RUNNING VERY RICH, WHICH CAUSED PLUGS TO FOUL, INSTALLED OVERHAULED FUEL SERVO AND CLEANED PLUGS, GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT OK.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · gear · brokenAug 15, 2002
A NEW STARTER NEEDS TO BE DESIGNED. ENGINE DID NOT KICK BACK DURING START.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026