Aircraft model
BEECH 58
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental IO-520-C |
| Horsepower | 285 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1970 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 200 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,600 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,660 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 74 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,373 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 2,000 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,184 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 5,500 lb |
| Empty weight | 3,500 lb |
| Usable fuel | 136 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 31.9 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $120,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $1,250,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,700 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $48,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $68,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 1,663 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 726 |
| Median year built | 1979.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 48 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 12 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 66.12 per 1,000 active · base 726 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 45.45 per 1,000 active · base 726 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 169 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 23.28 per 100 active · base 726 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 16 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
Peer scores
A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 3.3 of 10 · class median 37.74 · 59 models in class |
| Severity | 5 of 10 · class median 25 |
| Access | 6.8 of 10 · class median 2,463.5 |
| Support | 10 of 10 · class median 58 |
| Liquidity | 6.6 of 10 · class median 21.82 |