1969 Beechcraft 55 Baron
- Make
- Beechcraft
- Model
- 55 Baron
- Year
- 1969
- Seller
- 777AircraftSales
- Seller type
- Dealer
- Location
- Brescia, Italy
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Total Time
- 2383 h
- Undercarriage
- Retractable Tricycle
- Seats
- 6
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Serial Number
- TC1291
- Registration
- I-ELBA
Highlights
- Aircraft always hangared and maintained under certified maintenance programs.
Exterior
- Complete repaint in 2009 after full strip-to-metal restoration.
- Colors: elegant white/blue/grey livery, always hangared, excellent condition.
- Three-blade Hartzell propellers with de-ice system.
- No accident history, corrosion-free airframe.
Interior
- Six-seat configuration (1 pilot + 5 passengers)
- Beige leather seats, new carpets, well-preserved side panels and ceiling
- Dual-control yokes (pilot/co-pilot)
- Excellent general condition, clean and tidy cockpit layout
Maintenance
- Conversion from original analog panel to Aspen EFD1000 Glass Cockpit
- Installation of modern Mode S transponder and WAAS GPS
- Upgrade from two-blade to three-blade Hartzell propellers
- Full de-ice system overhaul and oxygen system renewal
- IFR certified with PBN capability
Specifications
- Seat Configuration
- 1+5
Engine
- Manufacturer, Model
- ,
- Power
- 260
- Propeller
- ,
- Both engines are Continental IO-470-L, 6-cylinder opposed, 260 HP each.
- Right engine: fully overhauled in 2024, zero hours since overhaul (TBO 1500 h, extendable to 1700 h per Continental SB).
- Left engine: 995 hours since new, 505 hours remaining to TBO (extended to 1700 h after major internal parts replacement).
- Both engines fitted with Hartzell 3-blade de-ice propellers.
- Engines run on AVGAS 100LL.
- Aircraft always hangared and maintained under certified maintenance programs.
Avionics
- Other
- Aspen EFD1000 Pro Glass Cockpit with virtual vision
- Garmin GMA-340 audio panel
- Dual Bendix-King KX-165A COM/NAV 8.33 kHz
- Garmin GTX-330 Mode S transponder
- Garmin GPS 175 WAAS
- Bendix-King KFC-200 autopilot
- Radar Bendix-King RDS-81 (color)
- Flight management display KDM-840 (GPS + weather radar)
- Altitude alerter AMS 2000 Shadin
- DME KN-62
- Stormscope 3M WX-10E
- ELT Artex ME-406 MHz (satellite)
- Zaon PCAS + Garmin Aera 795 portable GPS
Other
- Other
- De-ice boots (Goodrich) on wings, tailplane and rudder
- Propeller de-ice alcohol system
- Windshield alcohol anti-ice
- Built-in oxygen system with renewed bottle and regulator
- Heater Janitrol (overhauled and operational)
- Dual wireless Lightspeed Tango headsets
- 6 TSO life vests, first aid kit
- Ground handling “Air-truck” with combustion engine
Additional Remarks
- Privately owned, always hangared, never used for training or charter.
- Full logbooks available.
- EASA registered (Italy).
- No accident or incident history.