Twin turboprop

N87NW

1978 Beechcraft KING Air B100

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
BE-42
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Beaver, WV
Registration record

N87NW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft KING Air B100
Serial
BE-42
Engines
2 × Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER
Registered owner
Albatross Air Inc
Beaver, WV
Certificate issued
2015-06-11
Airworthiness date
1978-04-13
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF53E
Mode S (octal)
52772476
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,325 nm
Cruise (type)
265 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N87NW.
  • 1978-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N87NW

N87NW is a 1978 Beechcraft KING Air B100, serial number BE-42. The FAA register lists Albatross Air Inc as the registrant in Beaver, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Airesearch TPE331-5&6SER engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 265 knots and a range of about 1,325 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 13, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87NW.

Cruise
265 kt
Range
1,325 nm
Power / thrust (each)
715
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,951 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,679 ft
Fuel burn
98 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87NW.

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.