N540MA - 2001 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 Aircraft Registration

N540MA is a 2001 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to N540MA LLC in Metairie, LA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 26, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on September 2, 2022. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-6 SERIES engine producing 950 horsepower, N540MA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6D900 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N540MA was last tracked by AviatorDB near Lakefront Airport (KNEW) on March 17, 2026. The FAA registry record for N540MA was last updated on September 2, 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 N540MA. 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.