Twin turboprop

N53TJ

1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
LJ-1209
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nion LLC (LLC)
Based
New Century, KS
Registration record

N53TJ on the FAA register

Type
1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A
Serial
LJ-1209
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
Registered owner
Nion LLC
New Century, KS
Certificate issued
2018-01-23
Airworthiness date
2016-07-15
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A6AFC6
Mode S (octal)
51527706
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,150 nm
Cruise (type)
225 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N53TJ.
  • 2016-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N53TJ

N53TJ is a 1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A, serial number LJ-1209. The FAA register lists Nion LLC as the registrant in New Century, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21 engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 225 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 15, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53TJ.

Cruise
225 kt
Range
1,150 nm
Power / thrust (each)
550
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,261 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,672 ft
Fuel burn
83 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53TJ.

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.