N888EK - 1967 Beech A65 Aircraft Registration

N888EK is a 1967 Beech A65, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Excalibur Knight One LLC in Miami, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 2, 1970. The registration certificate was issued on March 19, 2015. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming IO-720 engine producing 400 horsepower, N888EK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC3BFB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N888EK was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 25.6479, -80.4328 on June 29, 2025. The FAA registry record for N888EK was last updated on April 28, 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 N888EK. 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.