Twin turboprop

N979DK

1985 Beechcraft KING Air 300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
FA-79
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Catia Resources LLC (LLC)
Based
Garden City, TX
Registration record

N979DK on the FAA register

Type
1985 Beechcraft KING Air 300
Serial
FA-79
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Catia Resources LLC
Garden City, TX
Certificate issued
2025-09-11
Airworthiness date
1995-03-09
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA569
Mode S (octal)
53322551
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N979DK.
  • 1995-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N979DK

N979DK is a 1985 Beechcraft KING Air 300, serial number FA-79. The FAA register lists Catia Resources LLC as the registrant in Garden City, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 March 9, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N979DK.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N979DK.

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.