Aircraft Description
N56A is a 1981 Beech B200C, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Central Virginia Aviation INC in Petersburg, VA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 28, 2023. The registration certificate was issued on January 11, 2023. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6-42 engine producing 850 horsepower, N56A is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A72491 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N56A was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 26.1973, -80.1707 on July 22, 2025. The FAA registry record for N56A was last updated on April 26, 2023. 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 N56A. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC