1965 C55 FOXSTAR BARON

1965 Beechcraft Baron

Specifications

Year

1965

Total time (TTAF)

28 hrs

Engine time (SMOH)

320 hrs

Engine

IO-550-C

Avionics & panel

• Avidyne IFD540
• PMA450B
• GTX330ES
• S-TEC 60
• Shadin FF

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

• Above market

  $104,100 (72%) above the family-wide median of 9 Beechcraft Baron listings

• Listed today

  Listed more recently than ~100% of the 9 comparable Beechcraft Baron listings still for sale

• Engine has life left

  1,680 hrs to TBO (84% of the 2,000-hr Continental IO-550 interval remaining) — an overhaul is well down the road

• Glass panel with autopilot

  Integrated glass display and autopilot. Verify WAAS GPS details with the owner for precision approaches.

• 4/5 key specs

  Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Engine Life

Based on 320 hrs since overhaul (SMOH) and the published 2,000 hr TBO for the Continental IO-550.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 28 hrs total time across ~61 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 0 hrs/year over ~61 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Engine reserve from the panel above is folded into the split. Your actual costs will vary.

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $11,390 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection, engine reserve) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.