N717X - 1973 Beech C90 Aircraft Registration

N717X is a 1973 Beech C90, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Banana Hill LLC in Ashland, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 22, 2006. The registration certificate was issued on November 8, 2023. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2030. Powered by a Walter M601E-11S engine producing 751 horsepower, N717X is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9981B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N717X was last updated on November 8, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beech 90 King Air, the world's first commercially successful pressurized twin-turboprop business aircraft, revolutionized corporate aviation by bridging the gap between piston-engine aircraft and jets. First flown on January 24, 1964, it was a low-wing twin-engine turboprop that could seat 6-8 passengers with a pressurized cabin. With a wingspan of 50 feet 3 inches and cruising at 270 mph, it was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE9L.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N717X. 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.