Twin turboprop

N85TB

1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
LJ-833
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Petersburg, VA
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Registration record

N85TB on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90
Serial
LJ-833
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-21
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc
Petersburg, VA
Certificate issued
2020-05-21
Airworthiness date
1979-03-16
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA6AA
Mode S (octal)
52723252
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N85TB.
  • 1979-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N85TB

N85TB is a 1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90, serial number LJ-833. The FAA register lists Central Virginia Aviation Inc as the registrant in Petersburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 195 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 16, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85TB.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85TB.

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.