Twin turboprop

N178LA

1982 Beechcraft KING Air F90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
LA-178
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ponca International LLC (LLC)
Based
Bentonville, AR
Registration record

N178LA on the FAA register

Type
1982 Beechcraft KING Air F90
Serial
LA-178
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
Registered owner
Ponca International LLC
Bentonville, AR
Certificate issued
2021-10-26
Airworthiness date
1982-01-27
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A137E0
Mode S (octal)
50233740
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,300 nm
Cruise (type)
252 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N178LA.
  • 1982-01-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N178LA

N178LA is a 1982 Beechcraft KING Air F90, serial number LA-178. The FAA register lists Ponca International LLC as the registrant in Bentonville, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 252 knots and a range of about 1,300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 27, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178LA.

Cruise
252 kt
Range
1,300 nm
Power / thrust (each)
750
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,856 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,275 ft
Fuel burn
101 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N178LA.

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.