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Who Owns This Plane?

N2897V

1947 Beech 35

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial D-305

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jul 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 2523 Stieglitz Ave Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Fleet: 287 aircraft registered to this owner

Registered to a trustee: the bank or trust company holds title for a beneficial owner who isn't named in the public registry. How owner trusts work.

Aircraft

Make and model: Beech 35
Year built: 1947
Serial number: D-305
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor E185 SERIES · 205 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 4, 1955)
Mode S code: A2F2CB (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 18, 2016 · last FAA action Aug 18, 2023

What a Beechcraft Bonanza looks likePhoto of a Beechcraft Bonanza, not this aircraft: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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