N71KA - 1973 Beech C90 Aircraft Registration

N71KA is a 1973 Beech C90, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to National Test Pilot School in Mojave, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 19, 1973. The registration certificate was issued on October 2, 2015. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a U/a Canada PT6 SER 578HP engine producing 550 horsepower, N71KA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A97A96 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N71KA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.0594, -118.1520 on June 24, 2025. The FAA registry record for N71KA 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 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 N71KA. 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.