Twin turboprop

N886DS

2015 Beechcraft KING Air 250

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2015
Serial
BY-248
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pacific Palisades, CA
Registration record

N886DS on the FAA register

Type
2015 Beechcraft KING Air 250 (FAA: Beechcraft B200GT)
Serial
BY-248
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pacific Palisades, CA
Certificate issued
2015-09-15
Airworthiness date
2015-06-22
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC347B
Mode S (octal)
53032173
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,582 nm
Cruise (type)
310 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-22
    Accident at Sharp, LA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2015-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N886DS.
  • 2015-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N886DS

N886DS is a 2015 Beechcraft KING Air 250 (FAA model B200GT), serial number BY-248. It is registered to an individual in Pacific Palisades, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 310 knots and a range of about 1,582 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 22, 2015.

N886DS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
310 kt
Range
1,582 nm
Power / thrust (each)
680
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,729 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,138 ft
Fuel burn
131 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-22 Accident · Sharp, LA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA142
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B200GT
Preliminary report: On March 22, 2026, at 1418 central daylight time (CDT), a Beechcraft B200GT (Super King Air) airplane, N886DS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Sharp, Louisiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ADS-B flight track data revealed that at 1249 eastern daylight time, the airplane departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a cross-country flight to Dallas Executive Airport (RBD), Dallas, Texas. After takeoff, the airplane continued northwest toward Tallahassee, Florida, where it turned west after…
NTSB report ↗

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.