Aircraft Description
N659 is a Beech 65, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Gulf South America Air Transport INC in Mobile, AL. The registration certificate was issued on October 6, 1994. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. The aircraft is configured with 9 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A8AE28 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N659 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 30.4931, -87.8733 on February 8, 2026. The FAA registry record for N659 was last updated on June 16, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Beechcraft Queen Air was a pioneering twin-engine business aircraft that bridged the gap between piston-powered twins and modern turboprop aircraft. First flown on August 28, 1958, it was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two 340-horsepower Lycoming engines and could seat up to nine passengers. Spanning nearly two decades of production from 1960 to 1978, the Queen Air measured over 35 feet in length and established the foundation for Beechcraft's hugely successful King Air turboprop series. Manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas, it represented a significant advancement in executive aviation. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE65.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N659. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC