N5078U - 1962 Beech 65 Aircraft Registration

N5078U is a 1962 Beech 65, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bemidji Aviation Services INC in Bemidji, MN. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 20, 1994. The registration certificate was issued on July 2, 1996. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming IO-720 engine producing 400 horsepower, N5078U is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A65774 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5078U was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 47.5094, -94.9337 on March 10, 2025. The FAA registry record for N5078U was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft Queen Air was a pioneering twin-engine business aircraft that bridged the gap between piston-powered twins and modern turboprop aircraft. First flown on August 28, 1958, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two 340-horsepower Lycoming engines and could seat up to nine passengers. Spanning nearly two decades of production from 1960 to 1978, the Queen Air measured over 35 feet in length and established the foundation for Beechcraft's hugely successful King Air turboprop series. Manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas, it represented a significant advancement in executive aviation. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE65.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5078U. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.