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BeechcraftTurboprops · NC, US

1970 Beechcraft Beech King Air B90

Price
$495,000
Year
1970
Total time
8,214 hours
Location
United States

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
BEECHCRAFT
Model
KING AIR B90
Serial Number
LJ-496
Condition
Used
Registration #
N579PS

Airframe

Total time
8,214

Propeller

Prop 1 Manufacturer
HARTZELL
Prop 1 Time Since
SOH
Prop 2 Manufacturer
HARTZELL
Prop 2 Time Since
SOH
Number of Blades
3
  • Recent Repair due to #1 & #2 Bearing Failure
  • Overhauled Prop Governor

Avionics

ADS-B Equipped
Yes
  • S-TEC Systems 65 Autopilot & Flight Director w/Bendix King KI-256
  • Garmin GNS-430W & GTN-650W Comm/Nav/GPS
  • BFGoodrich WX 500 Stormscope
  • Sperry C-14 Compass
  • King KGP-560 EGPWS
  • BFGoodrich Skywach SKY-497 TCAS
  • Garmin GT33ES Transponder
  • Bendix RDS-81 Color Weather Radar

Equipment

  • Garmin GMA-350 Audio Panel
  • Dual Pitot/Static Systems
  • LED Landing Lights
  • Engine Chip Detectors
  • Cleveland Brakes
  • Lead Acid Battery

Interior

Year Interior
2019

Executive six passenger interior is completed with camel leather seating, four cabin chairs, side-facing bar seat, and crew seats with sheepskin inserts. Headliner is Pecan ultraleather, sidewalls are Glen Dronach leather with Pecan ultraleather, cabinetry and woodwork are Bronze ribbon mahogany woodwork. Additional cabin amenities include pecan ultraleather window panels, baggage curtain and belted lavatory seat. Carpet replaced by Aero Plus Interiors and seating by Alredo’s Upholstery in September, 2019.

Exterior

Year Painted
2022
  • New, November 2022
  • White upper fuselage, blue lower fuselage, with blue and gray accents.

Maintenance

Work Currently Underway (January 2026)
Phase 1-4 Inspections, 6-Year Landing Gear Inspection & Overhaul
  • 3-Year Flap Inspection, 5 Year Brake Hose Replacement
  • 800-Hr Aileron Inspection, 3-Year Wing Bolt Inspection

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/Model
PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-20
Engine 1 Time
1,244 SOH
Engine 1 TBO
3600
Engine 1 Cycles
975

New Bearings & Overhauled CT Blades

Engine 2

Engine 2 Make/Model
PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-20
Engine 2 Time
1,244 SOH
Engine 2 TBO
3600
Engine 2 Cycles
975

New Bearings & Overhauled CT Blades

Description

Phase 1-4 completed early 2026. Garmin upgraded avionics, 2019 interior refurbishment, 2022 paint.

Aircraft record

N579PS

Registration

Registration
N579PS
Registered as
Beech B90
Year
1970
Serial number
LJ-496
Engine
P&W Canada Pt6a-60a · 1050 hp
Certificate
Standard
Airworthiness date
1970-03-31
Registered since
2023-07-10
Registration valid to
2030-07-31
Status
Valid

Accidents and incidents

None on record