Twin turboprop

N260MC

1987 Dornier Dornier 228-202

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
8121
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Horn Airways Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sheridan, WY
Registration record

N260MC on the FAA register

Type
1987 Dornier Dornier 228-202
Serial
8121
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-SER
Registered owner
Big Horn Airways Inc
Sheridan, WY
Certificate issued
2021-04-01
Airworthiness date
2021-05-12
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A28013
Mode S (octal)
50500023
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,400 nm
Cruise (type)
400 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 2021-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N260MC.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N260MC

N260MC is a 1987 Dornier Dornier 228-202, serial number 8121. The FAA register lists Big Horn Airways Inc as the registrant in Sheridan, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-SER engines and 20 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 400 knots and a range of about 1,400 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated May 12, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N260MC.

Cruise
400 kt
Range
1,400 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,485 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,285 ft
Fuel burn
38 gph

Published figures for the Dornier Dornier 228-202 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N260MC.

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.