Twin turboprop

N406SF

1977 Beechcraft King Air E90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
LW-218
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
New Mexico State University (Government)
Based
Las Cruces, NM
1977 Beechcraft King Air E90
Representative photo of a Beechcraft King Air E90. Not a photo of N406SF.
Registration record

N406SF on the FAA register

Type
1977 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA: Beechcraft E-90)
Serial
LW-218
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
Certificate issued
2006-05-22
Airworthiness date
2004-12-03
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A4C481
Mode S (octal)
51142201
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 N406SF.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N406SF.
  • 2004-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N406SF

N406SF is a 1977 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA model E-90), serial number LW-218. The FAA register lists New Mexico State University as the registrant in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A 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 (transport), dated December 3, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N406SF.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N406SF.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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