Twin turboprop

N196B

2019 Textron Aviation B300C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
FM-79
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N196B on the FAA register

Type
2019 Textron Aviation B300C
Serial
FM-79
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-04-27
Airworthiness date
2019-03-27
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A17E8E
Mode S (octal)
50277216
Seats (type)
18
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N196B to the current registrant.
  • 2019-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2009-01-12
    N196B previously assigned to a Homebuilt Flying K Sky Raider (s/n 163); cancelled.
  • 1999-07-22
    N196B previously assigned to a Homebuilt Kolb Mark III (s/n M3244); cancelled.
  • 1997-05-08
    N196B previously assigned to a Green Tree Aviation MINI 500 (s/n M3244); cancelled.
  • 1974-08-23
    N196B previously assigned to a Beechcraft A100 (s/n B-128); cancelled.
Overview

About N196B

N196B is a 2019 Textron Aviation B300C, serial number FM-79. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 18 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated March 27, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N196B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N196B.

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

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