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Aircraft model

BEECH B95A

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What it is

Seats5
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineLycoming IO-360-B1A
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1961
Production end1962
Endorsements requiredcomplex;multi-engine

Performance

Cruise speed174 KTAS
Range661 nm
Service ceiling18,100 ft
Climb rate1,250 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)61 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,100 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,850 ft

Load and fuel

Seats5
Useful load1,565 lb
Full-fuel payload1,085 lb
Max takeoff weight4,200 lb
Empty weight2,635 lb
Usable fuel80 gal
Fuel burn at cruise20.2 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$102,000
Price, high$205,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$34,000
Overhaul cost, high$48,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time78
Active fleet32
Median year built1961.0
NTSB events, last 10 years1
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years31.25 per 1,000 active · base 32 active · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active0 per 1,000 active · base 32 active · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months5
Transfers per 100 active15.63 per 100 active · base 32 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
Access1.5 of 10 · class median 2,463.5
Support2.4 of 10 · class median 58
Liquidity2.1 of 10 · class median 21.82
Aircraft · public FAA and NTSB records; not an inspection