# N13RJ: Beech B-55

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech B-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (registry code 1152729, 6 seats)
- Serial number: TC-2247
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 29, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A07A58
- Registered owner: [Read William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/READ%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Hixson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Hixson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1666° N, 85.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37343, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13RJ

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Beech B-55)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA060), Mar 16, 2000: Beech B55 (N13RJ), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent landing gear retraction by person(s) undetermined. A factor was the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight instructor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20000316004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000316004819A), Mar 16, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N13RJ), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing rollout retracted landing gear instead of flaps. (.4)the pilots had been practicing instrument approaches, and they decided to land. The…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20010328CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010328CW005), Jan 30, 2001: MOTOR. DEFECTIVE. SQUAKED FLAP C/B TRIPS WHEN FLAPS ACTUATED. ISOLATED FLAP MOTOR WITH REMOTE C/B & EXT POWER. FOUND BAD FLAP MOTOR. LOCATED NEW MOTOR. INST MOTOR WORKED ON GROUN

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Beech B-55 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55/aircraft.md

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