# N88KD: 1944 Beech AT-11

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech AT-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-at-11) (registry code 1150202, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 929
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1989
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2018
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AC1C61
- Registered owner: [City Of Big Spring Texas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20BIG%20SPRING%20TEXAS)
- Location: [Big Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Big%20Spring)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2001° N, 101.5046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79720, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88KD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88KD

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Beech AT-11)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88KD.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19991201033259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991201033259I), Dec 1, 1999: Beech AT11 (N88KD), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. (-5) Mr. Nelson experienced warbird pilot inadvertently retreaded the gear while taxing to the hanger. Mr. Nelson stated that the wind was real strong and he…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Beech AT-11 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-at-11/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md

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