Twin turboprop

N162ST

1978 Beechcraft King Air E90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
LW-300
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
State of Michigan + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Lansing, MI
1978 Beechcraft King Air E90
Representative photo of a Beechcraft King Air E90. Not a photo of N162ST.
Registration record

N162ST on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA: Beechcraft E-90)
Serial
LW-300
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
Registered owner
State of Michigan + 1 co-owner
Lansing, MI
Certificate issued
2016-09-20
Airworthiness date
1978-10-03
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0FABE
Mode S (octal)
50175276
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,468 nm
Cruise (type)
244 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$700,000 to $1,600,000
Middle half of 3 live Beechcraft King Air E90 listings, 1973–1979 models (median $1,050,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N162ST.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N162ST to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-21
    N162ST previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 2841152); cancelled.
  • 1978-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N162ST

N162ST is a 1978 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA model E-90), serial number LW-300. The FAA register lists State of Michigan + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Lansing, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 244 knots and a range of about 1,468 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N162ST. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
244 kt
Range
1,468 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,024 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,584 ft
Fuel burn
82 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft King Air E90 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft King Air E90 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-06-21 Accident · Atlantic Ocean Damage: Destroyed NTSB · MIA07WA110
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N162ST registration before this airframe.

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.