Twin turboprop

N97D

1970 Beechcraft 65-A90-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
LM-137
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × P & W PT6A-28
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bridgewater, VA
Registration record

N97D on the FAA register

Type
1970 Beechcraft 65-A90-1
Serial
LM-137
Engines
2 × P & W PT6A-28
Registered owner
Dynamic Avlease Inc
Bridgewater, VA
Certificate issued
2011-04-14
Airworthiness date
2025-07-23
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AD8197
Mode S (octal)
53300627
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,160 nm
Cruise (type)
216 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2011-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N97D to the current registrant.
  • 1999-02-01
    N97D previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Hauler KIT (s/n 1058); cancelled.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N97D

N97D is a 1970 Beechcraft 65-A90-1, serial number LM-137. The FAA register lists Dynamic Avlease Inc as the registrant in Bridgewater, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two P & W PT6A-28 engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 216 knots and a range of about 1,160 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 23, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N97D. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
216 kt
Range
1,160 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,250 ft
Fuel burn
74 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft 65-A90-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-01-22 Accident · Indiana,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0718
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA26AT — a different aircraft that carried the N97D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F THE RWY.
1969-08-21 Accident · San Antonio,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3628
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA26AT — a different aircraft that carried the N97D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LIGHT PRESSURE WITHOUT RELEASING IT FROM DETENT.

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.