Twin turboprop

N81SU

1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
LJ-1194
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Medary Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Brookings, SD
Registration record

N81SU on the FAA register

Type
1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A
Serial
LJ-1194
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Medary Aviation LLC
Brookings, SD
Certificate issued
2021-05-22
Airworthiness date
1989-02-23
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB08A6
Mode S (octal)
52604246
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N81SU.
  • 1989-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N81SU

N81SU is a 1989 Beechcraft KING Air C90A, serial number LJ-1194. The FAA register lists Medary Aviation LLC as the registrant in Brookings, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 225 knots and a range of about 1,150 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 23, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81SU.

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 N81SU.

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.