Twin turboprop

N290KA

1974 Beechcraft King Air E90

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
LW59
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N290Ka LLC (LLC)
Based
Clare, MI
1974 Beechcraft King Air E90
Representative photo of a Beechcraft King Air E90. Not a photo of N290KA.
Registration record

N290KA on the FAA register

Type
1974 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA: Beechcraft E-90)
Serial
LW59
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331 series
Registered owner
N290Ka LLC
Clare, MI
Certificate issued
2012-02-25
Airworthiness date
1998-04-07
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2F65C
Mode S (octal)
50573134
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,468 nm
Cruise (type)
244 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$700,000 to $1,600,000
Middle half of 3 live Beechcraft King Air E90 listings, 1973–1979 models (median $1,050,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N290KA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-15
    Accident at Boyne City, MI; damage: destroyed.
  • 2012-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N290KA.
  • 1998-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N290KA

N290KA is a 1974 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA model E-90), serial number LW59. The FAA register lists N290Ka LLC as the registrant in Clare, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 244 knots and a range of about 1,468 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 7, 1998.

N290KA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
244 kt
Range
1,468 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,024 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,584 ft
Fuel burn
82 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-11-15 Accident · Boyne City, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN22FA032
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E-90
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack while in icing conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent ground impact.

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.