Twin turboprop

N888AS

1987 Beechcraft KING Air 300

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1987
Serial
FA-136
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Stanislaus Food Products Co (Corporation)
Based
Modesto, CA
Registration record

N888AS on the FAA register

Type
1987 Beechcraft KING Air 300
Serial
FA-136
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Stanislaus Food Products Co
Modesto, CA
Certificate issued
2014-06-16
Airworthiness date
1991-07-22
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3B9E
Mode S (octal)
53035636
Seats (type)
19
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,600 nm
Cruise (type)
294 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N888AS to the current registrant.
  • 1994-06-24
    N888AS previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E1365); cancelled.
  • 1993-10-29
    Accident at Ormond Beach, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 1991-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N888AS

N888AS is a 1987 Beechcraft KING Air 300, serial number FA-136. The FAA register lists Stanislaus Food Products Co as the registrant in Modesto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 16, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 19 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 294 knots and a range of about 1,600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 22, 1991.

N888AS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
294 kt
Range
1,600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
680
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,729 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,138 ft
Fuel burn
128 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft KING Air 300 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft KING Air 300 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-10-29 Accident · Ormond Beach, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA94LA013
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A36
Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT, DUE TO CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND USE OF DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) ABOVE WATER AT NIGHT. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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.