N490KQ - 2004 Quest Aircraft Company LLC Quest Kodiak 100 Aircraft Registration

N490KQ is a 2004 Quest Aircraft Company LLC QUEST KODIAK 100, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Kodiak Aircraft Co INC in Sandpoint, ID. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 4, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on April 25, 2019. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-34 engine producing 750 horsepower, N490KQ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A61108 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N490KQ was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 48.0955, -116.8905 on February 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N490KQ was last updated on October 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Quest Aircraft (now Daher), produced the Kodiak 100, a single-engine turboprop designed for STOL operations and utility missions. The Kodiak is widely used in humanitarian, cargo, and bush flying operations on unpaved strips. AviatorDB tracks 114 Quest Aircraft Company LLC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the QUEST KODIAK 100 model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N490KQ. 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.