Twin piston

N197CA

1965 Beechcraft 65-A80

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
LD-246
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nighthawk Air Systems Inc (Corporation)
Based
Miami, FL
Registration record

N197CA on the FAA register

Type
1965 Beechcraft 65-A80
Serial
LD-246
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Nighthawk Air Systems Inc
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2019-01-31
Airworthiness date
1965-09-24
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1825F
Mode S (octal)
50301137
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N197CA to the current registrant.
  • 1965-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N197CA

N197CA is a 1965 Beechcraft 65-A80, serial number LD-246. The FAA register lists Nighthawk Air Systems Inc as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 24, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N197CA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N197CA.

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.