Twin turboprop

N278SW

1982 Beechcraft KING Air C90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
LJ-1011
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
North Salt Lake, UT
Registration record

N278SW on the FAA register

Type
1982 Beechcraft KING Air C90
Serial
LJ-1011
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee
North Salt Lake, UT
Certificate issued
2023-08-22
Airworthiness date
2004-02-06
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C5D9
Mode S (octal)
50542731
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N278SW.
  • 2004-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N278SW

N278SW is a 1982 Beechcraft KING Air C90, serial number LJ-1011. The FAA register lists Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee as the registrant in North Salt Lake, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 6, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278SW.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
550
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,261 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,672 ft
Fuel burn
74 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278SW.

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.