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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A31CE

Textron Aviation Inc.

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

Models covered (1)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.621
  • Sec. 23.967
  • Sec. 23.1305
  • Sec. 23.1419

Former holders

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

Fleet view · 112 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

10

n=112

Horsepower

750

715–1,050

Year of mfr

1981

1979–1985

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • P&W CANADA PT6A-60A 37
  • U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES 27
  • P&W PT6A SER 23
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-135 11
  • P&W CANADA PT6A-135A 4
  • U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP 1

NTSB events

22

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

49

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.20 events / tail · 0.44 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.