Ownership guide
Beechcraft 58P
293 registered in the US, built from about 1975 to 1985, 6 seats, most with the Continental TSIO-520. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 293
- Built
- 1975 to 1985
- Half built by
- 1980
- Seats
- 6
- Engine type
- Piston
- Most common engine
- Continental TSIO-520
Engines installed
- Continental TSIO-520258 aircraft (88%) · 45 ADs, 3 with a repeat action
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
21 current ADs name the 58P airframe, 0 with a repeat action; 2 more were superseded. Its engines carry 45 more. 15 equipment ADs name the model.
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
What gets reported
2 Service Difficulty Reports since 2016: a mechanic or operator files one when a part fails or is found defective.
Systems reported most
- Nose/Tail Landing Gear1
- Main Rotor Gearbox1
Parts reported most
- Downlock arm, broken1
- Clutch, broken1
The latest reports
2017-04-06 · Main Rotor Gearbox · Clutch, broken
Found fwu seized. disassembly found clutch cage broke between sprags in two places.
2016-04-10 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear · Downlock arm, broken
Starboard downlock arm on the nose gear failed upon landing causing significant damage to acft. post flight inspecton showed the weld at the ball joint apeared to have failed.
From the FAA's Service Difficulty Reporting System, refreshed monthly. Counts of what was reported, not failure rates: most of general aviation reports voluntarily, and a busy training fleet reports more than a private one.
Accident record
14 accidents since 2008, 6 fatal (11 people killed in them, a midair counting both aircraft), 5 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- Loss of control in flight4
- Loss of engine power (total)1
- Part(s) separation from AC1
- Fuel starvation1
- Runway excursion1
- Landing area overshoot1
Phase of flight
- Landing7
- Enroute5
- Initial climb1
- Approach1
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-05 | Williston, FL | Landing: Unknown or undetermined | Fatal | CEN26FA005 |
| 2025-02-06 | Pine bluff, AR | Enroute: Loss of engine power (total) | Minor | CEN25LA094 |
| 2024-06-19 | Escalante, UT | Enroute: Part(s) separation from AC | None | WPR24LA211 |
| 2023-03-17 | Lubbock, TX | Initial climb: Fuel starvation | Fatal | CEN23FA139 |
| 2014-11-20 | San antonio, TX | Landing: Runway excursion | Minor | CEN15LA053 |
| 2014-05-23 | Trinidad | Enroute: Loss of control in flight | Fatal | ERA14WA264 |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- Ask the mechanic doing the pre-buy to look hard at the nose/tail landing gear and for broken downlock arms: they are what gets reported most on this model.
- 15 equipment ADs name the 58P (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
Questions
- How many Beechcraft 58Ps are registered in the US?
- 293, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Beechcraft 58P built?
- From about 1975 to 1985. Half of those registered today were built by 1980.
- What engine does the Beechcraft 58P have?
- Most have the Continental TSIO-520 (88% of those registered).
- What are common problems with the Beechcraft 58P?
- In 2 Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA since 2016, the systems reported most were nose/tail landing gear, main rotor gearbox, and the part most often reported was a broken downlock arm.
- How many accidents has the Beechcraft 58P had?
- 14 in the NTSB's database since 2008, 6 of them fatal. The most common defining event was loss of control in flight. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Beechcraft 58P have?
- 21 current ADs name the 58P airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action, and 45 more name its engines. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.