Twin turboprop

N879TY

1978 Beechcraft KING Air 200

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
BB-498
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kimmel Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Madison, MS
Registration record

N879TY on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft KING Air 200
Serial
BB-498
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Kimmel Aviation LLC
Madison, MS
Certificate issued
2026-07-15
Airworthiness date
1982-10-05
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
AC1985
Mode S (octal)
53014605
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,400 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N879TY.
  • 1982-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N879TY

N879TY is a 1978 Beechcraft KING Air 200, serial number BB-498. The FAA register lists Kimmel Aviation LLC as the registrant in Madison, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,400 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated October 5, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N879TY.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,400 nm
Power / thrust (each)
680
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,729 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,138 ft
Fuel burn
107 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N879TY.

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.