Twin turboprop

N56A

1981 Beechcraft B200C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
BL-37
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Petersburg, VA
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Registration record

N56A on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft B200C
Serial
BL-37
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-42
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc
Petersburg, VA
Certificate issued
2023-01-11
Airworthiness date
2023-04-28
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72491
Mode S (octal)
51622221
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,972 nm
Cruise (type)
279 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2023-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N56A.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N56A

N56A is a 1981 Beechcraft B200C, serial number BL-37. The FAA register lists Central Virginia Aviation Inc as the registrant in Petersburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-42 engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 279 knots and a range of about 1,972 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 28, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56A.

Cruise
279 kt
Range
1,972 nm
Power / thrust (each)
850
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,345 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,845 ft
Fuel burn
110 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft B200C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56A.

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.