Twin piston

N888EK

1967 Beechcraft Queen Air 65

For sale Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
LC-263
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-720
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Excalibur Knight One LLC (LLC)
Based
Miami, FL
For sale
N888EK 1967 Beechcraft Queen Air 65
N888EK, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N888EK on the FAA register

Type
1967 Beechcraft Queen Air 65 (FAA: Beechcraft A65)
Serial
LC-263
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-720
Registered owner
Excalibur Knight One LLC
Miami, FL
Certificate issued
2015-03-19
Airworthiness date
1970-03-02
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3BFB
Mode S (octal)
53035773
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
630 nm
Cruise (type)
186 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-11-01
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $400,000.
  • 2015-03-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N888EK to the current registrant.
  • 1995-03-23
    N888EK previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cirrus VK-30 (s/n CD008); cancelled.
  • 1970-03-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N888EK

N888EK is a 1967 Beechcraft Queen Air 65 (FAA model A65), serial number LC-263. The FAA register lists Excalibur Knight One LLC as the registrant in Miami, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 19, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028. It is listed for sale on fyiAero at $400,000.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-720 engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 186 knots and a range of about 630 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 2, 1970.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N888EK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
186 kt
Range
630 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,310 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,425 ft
Fuel burn
37 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Queen Air 65 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Market

For sale now

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane live 2026-11-012026-11-01$400,000

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-06-14 Accident · Baraboo, WI Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI90DEP05
Reported aircraft: Cirrus Cirrus VF-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N888EK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT DESIGN TO PREVENT A FUEL LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF AN UNSUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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.