Twin turboprop

N72

1988 Beechcraft KING Air 300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1988
Serial
FF-7
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Federal Aviation Administration (Government)
Based
Oklahoma City, OK
Registration record

N72 on the FAA register

Type
1988 Beechcraft KING Air 300
Serial
FF-7
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Federal Aviation Administration
Oklahoma City, OK
Certificate issued
1988-07-13
Airworthiness date
1994-02-24
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A132
Mode S (octal)
52320462
Seats (type)
19
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
294 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-12-15
    Incident at Ormond Beach, FL.
  • 1988-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N72 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-07-05
    N72 previously assigned to a Farman Sport (s/n 15); cancelled.
  • 1951-01-29
    N72 previously assigned to a Beechcraft C18S (s/n 5755); cancelled.
  • 1937-02-10
    N72 previously assigned to a Arrow Aircraft F (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1935-02-06
    N72 previously assigned to a Stinson JR. S (s/n 8023); cancelled.
Overview

About N72

N72 is a 1988 Beechcraft KING Air 300, serial number FF-7. The FAA register lists Federal Aviation Administration as the registrant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 1988 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 19 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 294 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 24, 1994.

N72 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Cruise
294 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
680
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,729 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,138 ft
Fuel burn
128 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-12-15 Incident · Ormond Beach, FL NTSB · MIA90IA039B
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 300
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN THE BEECH 300 TO COMPLY WITH AN ATC CLEARANCE IN A TIMELY MANNER, WHILE DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION, AND FAILURE OF THE ATC CONTROLLER TO ASSURE THAT IFR SEPARATION WAS MAINTAINED.

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.