Twin piston

N1873W

1973 Beechcraft A60 Duke

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
P-231
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Duke Aerospace LLC (LLC)
Based
Shelbyville, KY
Registration record

N1873W on the FAA register

Type
1973 Beechcraft A60 Duke
Serial
P-231
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-541 series
Registered owner
Duke Aerospace LLC
Shelbyville, KY
Certificate issued
2023-06-19
Airworthiness date
1973-06-18
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15D83
Mode S (octal)
50256603
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
824 nm
Cruise (type)
240 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1873W.
  • 1973-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1873W

N1873W is a 1973 Beechcraft A60 Duke, serial number P-231. The FAA register lists Duke Aerospace LLC as the registrant in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-541 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 240 knots and a range of about 824 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 18, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1873W.

Cruise
240 kt
Range
824 nm
Fuel burn
41 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1873W.

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.