N243CK - 1997 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 Aircraft Registration

N243CK is a 1997 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Kalitta Air LLC in Ypsilanti, MI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 28, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on December 6, 2018. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a P&w PT6A SER engine producing 750 horsepower, N243CK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A23B60 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N243CK was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 42.2464, -83.5173 on March 17, 2026. The FAA registry record for N243CK was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft Starship, aviation's most ambitious general aviation composite aircraft, represented a bold leap into futuristic design that ultimately became a commercial failure. First flown in 1986, it featured an unconventional canard configuration with twin pusher-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A turboprops and seating for up to eight passengers. Spanning 43 feet with its main wing and reaching speeds of 385 knots, the Starship was originally developed by Beech Aircraft Corporation in collaboration with designer Burt Rutan. AviatorDB tracks 2,161 Raytheon Aircraft Company aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is STAR.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N243CK. 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.