# N777KU: 1968 Beech B90, registration cancelled 2017-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (registry code 1152912)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LJ-377
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1998
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AA83FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ballard Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLARD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6519° N, 97.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777KU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777KU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777KU-2017-07-14

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 B90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR IJA2004F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IJA2004F00000), Jan 27, 2004: PLATE. BROKEN. ON LANDING PILOT NOTICED LT BRAKE WAS SOFT. AFTER SHUT DOWN PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LT AFT BRAKE CALIPER WAS BROKEN IT APPEARS THAT THE LT BRAKE TORQUE PLATE LOW
- [SDR 20001222SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001222SH007), Dec 14, 2000: SEAL. LEAKING. PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT DUE TO SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND SUPERCHARGER SEAL LEAKING OIL INTO AIRCRAFT SILENCER. THIS MIXTURE OF OIL AND BLEED AIR CAUSED SMOKE 

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA066), Feb 17, 2004: Beech B90 (N777KU), Dodge City, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with terrain due to pilot fatigue (lack of sleep).

## 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.

- [Accident 20040217004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040217004769A), Feb 17, 2004: Beech B90 (N777KU), Dodge City, KS, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On 02/17/04 a Beechcraft king air B90 with pilot in command [privacy data omitted] and two medical personnel departed the wichita mid-continent airport…

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