Twin turboprop

N98AR

1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
LJ829
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ryan Gordon Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Ana, CA
Registration record

N98AR on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90
Serial
LJ829
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Ryan Gordon Air LLC
Santa Ana, CA
Certificate issued
2013-12-23
Airworthiness date
1998-01-09
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADA8DB
Mode S (octal)
53324333
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
195 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N98AR to the current registrant.
  • 1998-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-04-22
    N98AR previously assigned to a Cessna 402B (s/n 402B0823); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N98AR

N98AR is a 1979 Beechcraft KING Air C90, serial number LJ829. The FAA register lists Ryan Gordon Air LLC as the registrant in Santa Ana, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 195 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 9, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98AR.

Cruise
195 kt
Range
900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
550
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,261 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,672 ft
Fuel burn
74 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98AR.

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.