N57RT - 1979 Beech 76 Aircraft Registration

N57RT is a 1979 Beech 76, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Christiansen Aviation LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 9, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on July 28, 2022. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N57RT is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A74D99 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N57RT was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.0674, -95.9780 on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N57RT was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess was an entry-level twin-engine aircraft designed to bridge the gap between single-engine training and larger twin-engine aircraft. First flown in prototype form in September 1974, it was a low-wing twin featuring two 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360 engines and seating for four occupants. With a 38-foot wingspan and maximum speed of 171 knots, the Duchess could climb at 1,248 feet per minute on both engines. Manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation from 1978 to 1982, only 437 examples were produced during its brief production run. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE76.

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