Ownership guide
Beechcraft 200
234 registered in the US, built from about 1975 to 1984, 11 seats, most with the Pratt & Whitney PT6A. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 234
- Built
- 1975 to 1984
- Half built by
- 1979
- Seats
- 11
- Engine type
- Turboprop
- Most common engine
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A
Engines installed
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A152 aircraft (65%) · 24 ADs, 4 with a repeat action
- U/A CANADA PT6A-4141 aircraft (18%)
- U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES13 aircraft (6%)
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
41 current ADs name the 200 airframe, 3 with a repeat action; 5 more were superseded. Its engines carry 24 more. 37 equipment ADs name the model.
The ones that come back
ADs with a repeat action: an inspection or replacement at an interval, for as long as the AD applies. These are the airworthiness costs an owner keeps paying.
- 2005-01-18Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech 100, 200, and 300 Series AirplanesAirplaneSupersedes 93-25-07Repeat actionJan 19, 2005
- 2004-23-02Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, and 1900 Series Airplanes, and Models 70 and 300 AirplanesAirplaneSupersedes 87-22-01 R1Repeat actionNov 9, 2004
- 2004-17-02Repetitively inspect the engine controls/cross shaft/pedestal for proper installation and torque, re-torque the cross shaft attach bolt, modify the pedestal, and replace the engine controls cross shaft hardwareRaytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, and 1900 Series Airplanes · AirplaneRepeat actionAug 20, 2004
Accident record
46 accidents since 2008, 12 fatal (56 people killed in them, a midair counting both aircraft), 11 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- Loss of control in flight6
- Landing gear not configured5
- Landing gear collapse4
- Ground collision3
- System or component failure (not the engine)2
- Runway excursion2
Phase of flight
- Landing15
- Enroute9
- Approach5
- Takeoff4
- Initial climb3
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Roswell, NM | Landing: Landing gear collapse | Minor | WPR26LA334 |
| 2026-08-20 | Prince george, OF | Unknown: Unknown or undetermined | GAA26WA292 | |
| 2026-05-31 | Vitoria, OF | Enroute: System or component failure (not the engine) | None | GAA26WA214 |
| 2026-03-30 | Retford | Unknown: Runway excursion | GAA26WA161 | |
| 2026-02-06 | Normanton | Enroute: Collision with terrain or object (non-CFIT) | Fatal | GAA26WA102 |
| 2025-06-18 | Bankstown | Enroute: Part(s) separation from AC | GAA25WA199 |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD (3 on the airframe), find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- 37 equipment ADs name the 200 (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
The rest of the 200 family
Questions
- How many Beechcraft 200s are registered in the US?
- 234, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Beechcraft 200 built?
- From about 1975 to 1984. Half of those registered today were built by 1979.
- What engine does the Beechcraft 200 have?
- Most have the Pratt & Whitney PT6A (65% of those registered); others have the U/A CANADA PT6A-41, U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES.
- How many accidents has the Beechcraft 200 had?
- 46 in the NTSB's database since 2008, 12 of them fatal. The most common defining event was loss of control in flight. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Beechcraft 200 have?
- 41 current ADs name the 200 airframe, 3 of them with a repeat action, and 24 more name its engines. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.