Aircraft model
BEECH 95-A55
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Baron A55, a detail development of the original with interior and systems refinements. Same 260 hp Continentals, same short nose, same 190-knot cruise and the light, well-harmonised control feel that distinguishes every Beech twin of this era from its Cessna and Piper contemporaries.
The short-nose 55 Barons are the cheapest way into the type and the differences between the early letters are small enough that condition should decide a purchase. What you get is a fast, well-made six-seat twin with no bad habits; what you pay for is two engine overhauls, two propellers, and a light-twin annual before anything is found. Single-engine performance demands currency. Beech parts pricing is a permanent condition. Insurers require a multi-engine rating and, for most owner-pilots, annual recurrent training.
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- BEECH 95-A55
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental IO-470-L |
| Horsepower | 260 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1962 |
| Production end | 1963 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 190 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 19,300 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,670 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 72 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,960 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,288 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 4,880 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,920 lb |
| Usable fuel | 112 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 29.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $90,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $150,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $42,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $58,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 269 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 90 |
| Median year built | 1962.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 5 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 55.56 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 33.33 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 13 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.44 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 6 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 90 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 90 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 90 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 1.2 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)1 |
| Severity | 4.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)2 |
| Access | 8.2 of 103 |
| Support | 6.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 1.3 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 22.1 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.