N53WS - 1967 Beech D95A Aircraft Registration

N53WS is a 1967 Beech D95A, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hancock James T in South St Paul, MN. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 21, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on November 15, 1993. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360-B1B engine producing 180 horsepower, N53WS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6B019 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N53WS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 44.9348, -93.0600 on March 12, 2025. The FAA registry record for N53WS was last updated on June 16, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beech 95 Travel Air was a pioneering light twin-engine aircraft that filled a crucial gap in the general aviation market between single-engine personal aircraft and larger corporate twins. First flown in January 1953, it was a low-wing twin-engine design powered by two 180-horsepower Lycoming engines and could seat four to six passengers. Spanning a production run from 1958 to 1968, the Travel Air measured over 25 feet in length and achieved speeds up to 210 mph. The aircraft was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation as their entry into the competitive light twin market. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE95.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N53WS. 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.