Aircraft Description
N198KA is a 1966 Beech 65-A90, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Thompson Benjamin Kyle in Nevada, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 16, 1966. The registration certificate was issued on January 27, 2024. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2031. Powered by a U/a Canada PT6 SER 578HP engine producing 550 horsepower, N198KA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A186C5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N198KA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.9359, -96.4363 on March 17, 2026. The FAA registry record for N198KA was last updated on January 27, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Beech 90 King Air, the world's first commercially successful pressurized twin-turboprop business aircraft, revolutionized corporate aviation by bridging the gap between piston-engine aircraft and jets. First flown on January 24, 1964, it was a low-wing twin-engine turboprop that could seat 6-8 passengers with a pressurized cabin. With a wingspan of 50 feet 3 inches and cruising at 270 mph, it was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE9L.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N198KA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC