Aircraft Description
N561A is a 2010 Hawker Beechcraft Corp B300C, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Us Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 8, 2011. The registration certificate was issued on July 21, 2011. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-60A engine producing 1050 horsepower, N561A is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A72AA1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N561A was last tracked by AviatorDB near Homestead Air Reserve Base (KHST) on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N561A was last updated on March 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess was an entry-level twin-engine aircraft designed to bridge the gap between single-engine training and larger twin-engine aircraft. First flown in prototype form in September 1974, it was a low-wing twin featuring two 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360 engines and seating for four occupants. With a 38-foot wingspan and maximum speed of 171 knots, the Duchess could climb at 1,248 feet per minute on both engines. Manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation from 1978 to 1982, only 437 examples were produced during its brief production run. AviatorDB tracks 849 Hawker Beechcraft Corp aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE76.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N561A. 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