N888BS - 1956 Beech D-50 Aircraft Registration

N888BS is a 1956 Beech D-50, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Frasca Thomas W in Champaign, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 9, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on July 15, 1996. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming GO-480 SERIES engine producing 295 horsepower, N888BS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC3BB7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N888BS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.0398, -88.2762 on July 18, 2025. The FAA registry record for N888BS was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beech Model 50 Twin Bonanza was the first twin-engine business aircraft in its class, bridging the gap between single-engine and larger commercial aircraft for executive transport. First flown on November 15, 1949, it was a low-wing twin-engine aircraft powered by Lycoming flat-six piston engines that could seat six passengers. With a gross weight of 6,300 pounds and spanning 45 feet 3 inches, the aircraft was manufactured by Beechcraft in Wichita, Kansas from 1951 through 1963. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE50.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N888BS. 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.