N5080L1962 Beechcraft 65
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 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
- Apr 27, 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
- Year
- 1962
- Serial number
- LF-59
- 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
- A65A0B
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Reciprocating
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 19, 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 (3)
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 · limit switch · out of rigJun 25, 2012
LANDING GEAR LIMIT SWITCH FAILED TO STOP MOTOR DURING RETRACTION CAUSING LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TO POP. PILOT CHOSE TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BEMIDJI, MN WHERE MAINT. DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND RIGGED SWITCH IAW BEECH MAINT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · stiffener · crackedOct 2, 2003
INSPECTION REVEALED THE PARTS TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN RIVET HOLES WHERE STIFFENER WAS ATTACHED TO AFT BULKHEAD. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AFTER PART WAS REMOVED.(K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · adapter · crackedDec 2, 1998
WHILE INSPECTING ENGINE, LEAK WAS FOUND COMING FROM REAR. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTING, SUSPECTED CRACK WAS FOUND AND ADAPTER WAS REMOVED FOR POSITIVE VERIFICATION. WEIGHT OF VACUUM PUMP STRESSING PUMP ADAPTER CAUSING IT TO CRACK. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED MORE MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE ON FLANGE FOR MORE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026