Twin turboprop

N870SC

1978 Beechcraft KING Air C90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
LJ-773
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Elite Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Jonesboro, AR
Registration record

N870SC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft KING Air C90
Serial
LJ-773
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Elite Air LLC
Jonesboro, AR
Certificate issued
2012-08-02
Airworthiness date
1978-04-10
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF7E9
Mode S (octal)
52773751
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N870SC.
  • 1978-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N870SC

N870SC is a 1978 Beechcraft KING Air C90, serial number LJ-773. The FAA register lists Elite Air LLC as the registrant in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A 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 April 10, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N870SC.

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 N870SC.

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.