TCDS A1CE

Textron Aviation Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 38 11/27/2017 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (14)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

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

Fleet view · 1,522 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

4–6 (n=1,522)

Horsepower

180

n=1,489

Cruise (kts)

116

114–178

Year of mfr

1974

1962–1983

Engines on the type, by tail count

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 488
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 396
LYCOMING I0360 SER 339
CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES 127
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 82
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 18
CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER 13
LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 7

NTSB events

526

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

146

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.35 events / tail · 0.10 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.