Latitude Aviation is proud to bring to market N819MM, which is a 1981 Beechcraft B55 Baron that is based at John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Irvine, CA. N819MM is owned by a BeechTalk member and the former owner is a BeechTalk member as well. N819MM is a Colemill President II Conversion, which means that it has IO-550-E engines with 300hp.
N819MM is a low time plane with 2991 hours and has mid-time 862 hour engines and low time props with only 186 and 25 since overhaul respectively. The plane was previously in Fort Lauderdale FL and the current owner had highly-respected Atlantic Beechcraft (Bill Ahearn) do his pre-purchase evaluation and subsequent follow-on maintenance in 12/2019. As part of that maintenance event the owner spent $40,000 and had Bill do many of the calendar and hour-based inspections/overhauled performed such as propeller overhauls, engine hoses, fuel selector valve overhauls, new brake lines, wing bolt inspections, etc. And also as part of his inspection he had Bill pull lifters (and replace with new ones) check both camshafts (and they were found to be in good shape).
The panel on N819MM is upgraded with an Avidyne IFD 540, IFD 440, EX 500 MFD, Century 41 autopilot, XM receiver, and G4 engine monitors.
N819MM has other great upgrades such as deice boots, Norton radome, GAMIjectors, LED lights, Arctic Air semi-portable air conditioning system, and SRS aluminum elevators.
This plane was previously for sale about a year ago but just prior to the pre-purchase evaluation the owner experienced a propeller strike on the right side when the propeller struck an orange rubber safety cone. The engine was removed for a prop strike inspection, propeller overhauled, and some minor sheetmetal work on the right side of the nose was performed as well. The owner just got it back a few months ago and has flown the plane about 25 hours in the last 60 days.
N819MM is an excellent example of a well-maintained B55 President II Conversion. This conversion is known for its incredible horsepower and power. Coupled with the deice boots and radar it makes for an awesome traveling machine. I have pasted the spec sheet below and it has a link that will take you to the Dropbox folder which has the logbooks and high resolution photos. Please call or write any time with any question on this awesome B55 Baron. Thank you!
-Neal
1981 Beechcraft B55 Baron Colemill President II Conversion
N819MM
Serial # TC-2401
Price: $234,000 USD
Contact: Neal Schwartz
Latitude Aviation LLC
914.625.5776
neal.schwartz@gmail.comAirframe: 2991 TT
Engines: 862 SMOH – Continental IO-550-E (Poplar Grove Airmotive 10/2002)
Propellers: 186/25 SPOH – Hartzell EHC-G3YF-2UF (Overhauled by Aircraft Propeller Works 12/2019 and Santa Monica Propeller 6/2022)
Max Gross Takeoff Weight: 5100 pounds
Basic Empty Weight: 3574 pounds
Useful Load: 1526 pounds
Usable Fuel Capacity: 136 gallons
Empty CG: 79.34 inches
General:• Aircraft located at John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Irvine, CA
• Colemill President II Conversion (IO-550-E 300hp upgrade)
• Complete logbooks and high-resolution photo gallery available by clicking here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zhzl2mm5txsm ... EoxSa?dl=0 • Annual inspection due 1/2024
• IFR certification due 4/2025
• ELT battery 12/2024
• All FAA AD’s in compliance
• AD 90-08-14 complied with on 1/2015 and next due at 3086.5 TT
• January 2023 annual inspection compressions:
o LH 71/66/71/68/71/70
o RH 77/76/76/76/77/76
Avionics:• Avidyne IFD 540 WAAS #1 GPS/Nav/Comm
• Avidyne IFD 440 WAAS #2 GPS/Nav/Comm
• Avidyne EX 500 MFD
• Century 41 autopilot with GPSS, altitude hold, and electric trim
• Century NSD 360 HSI
• Avidyne XMD076 XM datalink receiver
• Avidyne AXP 340 ADS-B Out transponder
• Bendix King RDR 160A radar (displays on EX 500 MFD)
• Garmin GMA 340 audio panel
• Alpha Systems Angle of Attack (AOA) indicator
• Insight G4 color engine management system
• Shadin DigiFlo-L fuel flow meter/totalizer
• ACK E-04 406mhz ELT
• Bose aircraft-powered LEMO headset jacks for pilot and copilot
• Handheld communications radio antenna jack
• Terra TRI 40 radar altimeter (inoperative and is sold “as is”)
• 3M WX 10A Stormscope (inoperative and is sold “as is”)
Additional Equipment:• Deice boots
• Alcohol propeller and windshield deice system
• Norton radome (with radome abrasion boot)
• Arctic Air Real AC air conditioning system (removable)
• GAMIjectors (custom tuned fuel injectors)
• Whelen LED strobes
• Whelen LED landing light
• Whelen LED taxi light
• Single yoke installed (dual yoke also comes with the sale of the aircraft)
• Rosen sun visors
• Airwolf oil filter
• Mountain View Aviation Door Steward
• The Spring Thing nose baggage door stay
• Knots2U pneumatic aft baggage door strut
• SRS Aviation aluminum elevator STC
Miscellaneous Maintenance:• Repair front of RH fuselage and nose baggage door due to propeller strike with orange safety cone prior to taxiing 1/2023
• RH engine inspected/repaired by Performance Aero Engines due to propeller strike with orange safety cone prior to taxiing 1/2023
• New URHB32E spark plugs 1/2021
• Dynamically balance propellers 12/2020
• Overhaul propellers 12/2019
• New Concorde RG-25XC batteries 12/2019
• New LH and RH engine hoses 12/2019
• New LH and RH lifters 12/2019
• LH and RH camshafts inspected by Atlantic Beechcraft Services 12/2019
• Repair LH #1 cylinder 12/2019
• 3 year LH and RH flapper valve inspection 12/2019
• Overhaul LH and RH fuel selector valves 12/2019
• Overhaul RH electric fuel boost pump 12/2019
• New brake lines 12/2019
• Replace deice valves 12/2019
• 5 year wing bolt inspection 12/2019
• New main tires 1/2018
• Overhaul LH vacuum pump 11/2017
• Overhaul RH vacuum pump 11/2016
• Overhaul LH starter 3/2016
• Overhaul LH boost pump 12/2015
• New LH outboard exhaust 12/2015
• New windshield 11/2015
• Inspect/repair RH engine magnetos 9/2015
• Inspect/repair LH engine magnetos 6/2015
• Reskin elevators using SRS Aluminum STC 2/2014
• New RH outboard fuel cell 2/2014
• New RH inboard fuel cell 1/2013
• New LH wing bolts 12/2010
• Overhaul landing gear motor 12/2010
• New flap motor 11/2009
• RH propeller strike repairs (repair work detailed in logbook entry and FAA 337 form) 1/2008
• Inspect/repair RH engine by Custom Airmotive due to propeller strike 1/2008
• New brake discs 11/2008
• Repair #1 and #3 cylinders 10/2007
• RH propeller strike on landing repairs (repair work detailed in logbook entry and FAA 337 form) 10/2003
• Inspect/repair RH engine by Poplar Grove Airmotive due to propeller strike 10/2003
• New RH wing bolts 10/2003
• New engine mounts 10/2002
• Overhaul propeller governors 10/2002
• Overhaul RH starter adapter 7/2002
• New engine control cables 7/1998
• Overhaul all fuel cells 7/1998
Exterior:• Painted by Dial Eastern Aircraft Painting in 8/2000
• White with Gold, Maroon, and Red stripes
Interior:• New interior by Cameron Aircraft Interiors 9/2000
• Tan leather interior
• Pilot and copilot seat recovered 6/2015
• 6 seats
