# N38AK: 1974 Beech B-99, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99) (registry code 1154004)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14CE), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U-158
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1974
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1986
- Last registry action: December 9, 1989
- Mode S code: A458FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Kentucky Air Lines Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20KENTUCKY%20AIR%20LINES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Owensboro, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Owensboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7572° N, 87.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensboro, KY, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AK-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech B-99: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-99.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19851209067229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851209067229I), Dec 9, 1985: Beech B99 (N38AK), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear light. Crew did not follow AFM checklist. Circuit breaker popped. Left main collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19850823057389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823057389I), Aug 23, 1985: Beech B99 (N38AK), Owensboro, KY. During climb left engine lost all power. Engine secured and returned. One compressor turbine blade failed.

## Other aircraft with N38AK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AK): Dehavilland DHC-2, S/N 720, built 1957

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