Twin turboprop

N987AB

1978 Beechcraft King Air E90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
LW-269
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dirty Joe Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Windsor, CA
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1978 Beechcraft King Air E90
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Registration record

N987AB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA: Beechcraft E-90)
Serial
LW-269
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Dirty Joe Aviation LLC
Windsor, CA
Certificate issued
2024-04-10
Airworthiness date
1978-02-03
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC527
Mode S (octal)
53342447
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,468 nm
Cruise (type)
244 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$700,000 to $1,600,000
Middle half of 3 live Beechcraft King Air E90 listings, 1973–1979 models (median $1,050,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N987AB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N987AB.
  • 1978-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N987AB

N987AB is a 1978 Beechcraft King Air E90 (FAA model E-90), serial number LW-269. The FAA register lists Dirty Joe Aviation LLC as the registrant in Windsor, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 244 knots and a range of about 1,468 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987AB.

Cruise
244 kt
Range
1,468 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,024 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,584 ft
Fuel burn
82 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987AB.

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.