Twin piston

N117JA

1980 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
ME-282
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sorbi Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
El Cajon, CA
Registration record

N117JA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-282
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Sorbi Aviation Inc
El Cajon, CA
Certificate issued
2019-03-13
Airworthiness date
1994-03-22
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A046FD
Mode S (octal)
50043375
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
843 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N117JA.
  • 1994-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N117JA

N117JA is a 1980 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-282. The FAA register lists Sorbi Aviation Inc as the registrant in El Cajon, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 843 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 22, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N117JA.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
843 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,119 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,881 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Duchess type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N117JA.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.