Twin turboprop

N78D

1967 Beechcraft 65-A90-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
LM-78
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bridgewater, VA
Registration record

N78D on the FAA register

Type
1967 Beechcraft 65-A90-1
Serial
LM-78
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc
Bridgewater, VA
Certificate issued
2011-04-14
Airworthiness date
2005-07-21
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
AA8E78
Mode S (octal)
52507170
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,160 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N78D to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1972-01-17
    N78D previously assigned to a Aero Commander 680T (s/n 1580); cancelled.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N78D

N78D is a 1967 Beechcraft 65-A90-1, serial number LM-78. The FAA register lists Dynamic Avlease Inc as the registrant in Bridgewater, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,160 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated July 21, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,160 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
74 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft 65-A90-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-05 Accident · New Orleans,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3206
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 680T — a different aircraft that carried the N78D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N LAKE ON 2ND ATTEMPT. BODY OF 1 PAX NOT RECOVERED

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.