N85516 - 1993 Beech 1900D Aircraft Registration

N85516 is a 1993 Beech 1900D, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to United States Department of State in Melbourne, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 9, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on September 21, 2005. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w PT6A SER engine producing 750 horsepower, N85516 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABBC85 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N85516 was last updated on May 19, 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 N85516. 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.