After 70 years of flying, my father is finally hanging it up at the ripe young age of eighty-five. Despite retiring as a 747-400 Captain, his favorite airplane to fly since 1989 has been his Bonanza. We would love to find someone who appreciates it as much as we have over the last nearly 35 years.

Beech J-35 Bonanza Serial #D-5399
Asking $140,000

He bought this airplane from Robert E. Kieran April 18, 1989, after it had won the Reading Air Show “Best Single Engine Airplane” two years in a row.

On Feb. 10, 1990 a tornado struck the Bessemer, AL airport (KEKY) and D-5399 sustained not in motion damage when a part of the hangar fell. Repair work done on engine keel and Beryl D’Shannon 15 gal. tip tanks replaced with Brittain 20 gal. tanks. My son and I have flown the airplane over thirty years since then and it trims out great.

TT Airframe (as of 11-3-23) 6,041

ENGINE HISTORY
11/30/96 - Gold Medallion Continental Engine IO-550B installed at airframe time 4,032.67 with a new Electronic Digital Tach 0.00 and all tach times based on this tach. Tach 15.91: New GAMI Fuel injector nozzles installed.

4/24/18 - Tach 1770.43: Major Overhauled to new limits and specifications by Mena Aircraft Engines. 238 Hours SMOH on 11-2-23.

PROP HISTORY
11/30/96 - Tach time 0.00: New Hartzell 3 Bladed Prop, Hub Design PHC-C3Y-IRF
6/4/19 - Tach time 1775.91: Overhauled by South Coast Propeller Service, Inc.

AVIONICS
Garmin GMA Audio Selector Panel with Intercom and 3 Light Marker Beacon Receiver
Garmin GTN-650XI GPS Nav/Com
Garmin GNC-255A Nav/Com
Appareo ESG Transponder ADS-B OUT
Appareo Stratus ADS-B IN
S-Tec 55X Autopilot and electric trim
Bendix/King KR 87 TSO ADF Receiver with Timer Inop.
Bendix/King KN 64 DME

INSTRUMENTS
Aspen Pro Evolution electronic flight display, model EFD 1000 Primary Flight Display
JPI EDM 700 Tso Engine Analyzer with transducer for Fuel Flow and Fuel Used. OAT displayed
Standby Artificial Horizon Vacuum Powered
Two electric Turn Coordinators
Electric Trim
Electronic Tach, Horizon
Pitot Heat

MISCELLANEOUS
Engine block heater
Individual Adjustable Front Seats
Rear Seats on Tracks and will lean back to Horizontal Position
Extended Baggage Compartment with Large Cargo Door
Extended 3rd cabin window
Leather Interior and Seats with Matching Curtains
Eye Ball Air at All Four Seats
King Air style reading lights at all seats
Dual Control Yoke with Writing Clip Board
I-pad holder attached to yoke
Rosen Sun Visors (Two) for Front Seats
High Speed Sloped Windshield
Map Box Under Legs Across Both Front Seats. Separate Storage Box For smaller items
Fold Down Trays on Backs of Both Front Seats
Stinger Tail Cone
20 Gallon Tip Tanks – 100 Gallon Total Fuel
Strobe Lights – White
Flashing Red Beacon on Top.
Heat Screens

MAINTENANCE
Left Main fuel cell replaced 4-20-98
Right Main fuel cell replaced 12-31-2014
Ruddervators re-skinned 4-20-98
Control Horn for ruddervators: replaced magnesium with aluminum 4-20-98
Spar Inspection: Performed 6-11-2016 Tach 1,691.80 (Required every 500 Hours)

PAINT - Good: 8.5 out of 10. Painted May 29, 1990. Always hangered

INTERIOR - Fair: 5 out of 10 done 1990.

Logbooks Complete including all STC’s
Annual done 11/2023

That's purty!

Nice plane, certainly doesn't look like a J with the extra baggage compartment and larger door. What is your useful load and CG?

BEW - 2315 lbs
BEW Moment - 1857

Price drop to $155k.

Alan, that BEW moment doesn’t look right, not sure it is helping your ad. An empty weight CG would be better.

I’ll double check with Dad on Wednesday. I was working off a spreadsheet he built but it’s several years old.

Thanks!

What are the cruise speeds, altitude, fuel burn, engine temps?

We run below 70% of power, WOT and 20 degrees LOP. We typically see 12-12.5 GPH at 165 knots TAS. If you want to go fast, run 18 GPH and I'm guessing you'll get at least 180 knots true. We just don't run it that way.

Robert,

The airplane is being weighed this week while finishing up the annual.

Alan

Awesome bird. How has this not sold yet??

To confirm- 238 hours since the overhaul 2 months ago

Wow!

Wow!

As per the ad:

4/24/18 - Engine overhauled
238 hrs as of 11-2-23

It has a little more on it now. Dad flies it every 2 weeks whether he needs to or not.