Twin turboprop

N280RA

1975 Beechcraft KING Air 200

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
BB-53
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-41
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Technology Service Corp (Corporation)
Based
Arlington, VA
Registration record

N280RA on the FAA register

Type
1975 Beechcraft KING Air 200
Serial
BB-53
Engines
2 × U/A Canada PT6A-41
Registered owner
Technology Service Corp
Arlington, VA
Certificate issued
2023-04-15
Airworthiness date
1975-04-09
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CF73
Mode S (octal)
50547563
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,400 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N280RA.
  • 1975-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N280RA

N280RA is a 1975 Beechcraft KING Air 200, serial number BB-53. The FAA register lists Technology Service Corp as the registrant in Arlington, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two U/A Canada PT6A-41 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,400 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 9, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280RA.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,400 nm
Power / thrust (each)
680
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,729 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,138 ft
Fuel burn
107 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280RA.

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.