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Aircraft model

BEECH B95

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What it is

Seats5
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineLycoming O-360-A1A
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1960
Production end1960
Endorsements requiredcomplex;multi-engine

Performance

Cruise speed170 KTAS
Range900 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft
Climb rate1,250 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)63 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,500 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,500 ft

Load and fuel

Seats5
Useful load1,500 lb
Full-fuel payload828 lb
Max takeoff weight4,100 lb
Empty weight2,600 lb
Usable fuel112 gal
Fuel burn at cruise20.2 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$75,000
Price, high$175,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time146
Active fleet54
Median year built1960.0
NTSB events, last 10 years3
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years55.56 per 1,000 active · base 54 active · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active37.04 per 1,000 active · base 54 active · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months12
Transfers per 100 active22.22 per 100 active · base 54 active · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow

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 classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats
Accident record— · class median 37.74 · 59 models in class
Severity— · class median 25
Access1.3 of 10 · class median 2,463.5
Support4.3 of 10 · class median 58
Liquidity5.9 of 10 · class median 21.82
Aircraft · public FAA and NTSB records; not an inspection