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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 5A4

Textron Aviation Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 65 11/27/2017 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (14)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Beech Aircraft Corporation\Raytheon Aircraft Company\Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
  • Beech Aircraft Corporation, Raytheon Aircraft Company\Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
  • Beech Aircraft Corporation\Raytheon Aircraft Company
  • Beech Aircraft Corporation, Raytheon Aircraft Company
  • Beech Aircraft Corporation
  • Beech Aircraft Corporation, Beech Aircraft Corporation

Fleet view · 123 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

6

n=123

Horsepower

295

260–340

Cruise (kts)

167

167–167

Year of mfr

1957

1924–1963

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES 84
  • LYCOMING GSO&IGSO-480 14
  • LYCOMING GO-435C&D SER 11
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 2
  • LYCOMING GO-480-G2D6 1
  • LYCOMING GSO-480-B1B6 1
  • LYCOMING GO-435-C2B2 1
  • LYCOMING GO-435 1

NTSB events

25

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

127

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.20 events / tail · 1.03 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.