Aircraft model
BEECH 58P
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The pressurised Baron, built 1976-1985, is a six-seat twin that cruises at 225 knots in the low twenties with a pressurised cabin, which is a combination almost nothing else offers at this size. It is faster than a 340 or a 414 and handles far better, and for an owner-pilot doing 600-mile business trips it was the most capable piston twin Beech ever sold.
It is also among the most expensive to keep flying. Two turbocharged Continental TSIO-520s in a tight cowling run hot and rarely make their nominal overhaul life, and a pair of overhauls costs a large fraction of the aeroplane's value. Cracked exhaust components matter more than usual because cabin pressurisation air comes off the engines, making carbon monoxide a live risk. Add pressurisation, deice, two propellers and a cabin-class annual. One regulatory detail: maximum operating altitude is 25,000 ft, which is not above 25,000 ft, so the high-altitude endorsement is arguably not triggered — but no insurer will treat it that way.
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- BEECH 58P
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-520-L (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 310 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1976 |
| Production end | 1985 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 225 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,200 nm |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,475 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 78 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,224 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,270 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 2,010 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 870 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 6,100 lb |
| Empty weight | 4,090 lb |
| Usable fuel | 190 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 36 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $185,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $640,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 476 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 298 |
| Median year built | 1980.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 8 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 3 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 26.851 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 10.072 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 75 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 25.173 |
| Airworthiness directives | 19 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 298 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 298 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 298 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 6.5 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)1 |
| Severity | 4 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)2 |
| Access | 5.3 of 103 |
| Support | 9.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 7.3 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 32.2 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 28.74 · 56 models in class.
- Severity: class median 33.33.
- Access: class median 2,812.25.
- Support: class median 57.
- Liquidity: class median 21.91.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.