N438S - 1981 Beech 200 Aircraft Registration

N438S is a 1981 Beech 200, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Erie Aviation LLC in Salem, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 26, 1984. The registration certificate was issued on July 28, 2024. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2031. The aircraft is configured with 11 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A54266 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N438S was last tracked by AviatorDB near Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI) on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N438S was last updated on October 8, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft King Air 250, part of the revolutionary Super King Air 200 series, established the template for modern twin-turboprop business aviation when it first flew on October 27, 1972. This T-tail, twin-engine aircraft accommodates up to 13 passengers and proved so successful that it outsold all turboprop competitors combined. Measuring 43 feet 10 inches in length with a 54-foot 6-inch wingspan, the aircraft dominated corporate and utility aviation for over four decades. Manufactured by Beechcraft in Wichita, Kansas, more than 1,800 aircraft in the 200 series were delivered before production ended in 2020. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE20.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N438S. 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.