Twin turboprop

N53KA

1981 Beechcraft KING Air 200

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
BB-880
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Mountain Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N53KA on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft KING Air 200
Serial
BB-880
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Desert Mountain Air LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2026-07-15
Airworthiness date
2001-06-01
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AEF6
Mode S (octal)
51527366
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

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N53KA to the current registrant.
  • 2001-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997-03-26
    N53KA previously assigned to a DeHavilland DHC-3T (s/n 355); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N53KA

N53KA is a 1981 Beechcraft KING Air 200, serial number BB-880. The FAA register lists Desert Mountain Air LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 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 June 1, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53KA.

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 N53KA.

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.