Twin turboprop

N38280

Beechcraft KING Air C90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
LJ-953
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aerotrust Services Corp Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N38280 on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft KING Air C90
Serial
LJ-953
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Aerotrust Services Corp Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-01-20
Airworthiness date
1981-03-02
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A46641
Mode S (octal)
51063101
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

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N38280 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-07-30
    N38280 previously assigned to a Piper J3F-65 (s/n 6907); cancelled.
Overview

About N38280

N38280 is a Beechcraft KING Air C90, serial number LJ-953. The FAA register lists Aerotrust Services Corp Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A 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 March 2, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N38280. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1968-01-04 Incident · Montpelier, Vt, 45 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0001
Reported aircraft: Fchld-Hillr FH-227 — a different aircraft that carried the N38280 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Y ABOUT 100 FT FRM END.PLTS COULD NOT USE GRNDFINE

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.