N9898 - 1998 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 Aircraft Registration

N9898 is a 1998 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Aspen Air Montana LLC in Albuquerque, NM. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 16, 1998. The registration certificate was issued on September 26, 2016. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w PT6A SER engine producing 750 horsepower, N9898 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADD003 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9898 was last tracked by AviatorDB near Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) on January 27, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9898 was last updated on September 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beechcraft Starship, aviation's most ambitious general aviation composite aircraft, represented a bold leap into futuristic design that ultimately became a commercial failure. First flown in 1986, it featured an unconventional canard configuration with twin pusher-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A turboprops and seating for up to eight passengers. Spanning 43 feet with its main wing and reaching speeds of 385 knots, the Starship was originally developed by Beech Aircraft Corporation in collaboration with designer Burt Rutan. AviatorDB tracks 2,161 Raytheon Aircraft Company aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is STAR.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N9898. 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.