Light jet

N954DS

1998 Beechcraft Beechjet 400A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
RK-200
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dubose Strapping Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clinton, NC
Registration record

N954DS on the FAA register

Type
1998 Beechcraft Beechjet 400A
Serial
RK-200
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series
Registered owner
Dubose Strapping Inc
Clinton, NC
Certificate issued
2023-08-02
Airworthiness date
2001-05-09
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD43DF
Mode S (octal)
53241737
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,519 nm
Cruise (type)
449 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N954DS to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-15
    N954DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger II (s/n 1490); cancelled.
  • 2001-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N954DS

N954DS is a 1998 Beechcraft Beechjet 400A, serial number RK-200. The FAA register lists Dubose Strapping Inc as the registrant in Clinton, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 449 knots and a range of about 1,519 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 9, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N954DS.

Cruise
449 kt
Range
1,519 nm
Landing over 50 ft
5,083 ft
Fuel burn
231 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N954DS.

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.