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N197CA

Beech 65-A80

Valid Florida

N197CA is a Beech 65-A80, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1965. It has 9 seats. It is registered to Nighthawk Air Systems INC, a corporation in Miami, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 31, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated September 24, 1965.

Aircraft

Maker
Beech
Model
65-A80
Serial number
LD-246
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 motors
Seats
9
Year built
1965
Cruising speed
174 mph
Transponder code
A1825F (octal 50301137)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 31, 2019
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · September 24, 1965
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00491431

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Nighthawk Air Systems INC
Type
Corporation
Address
9785 SW 181St Ter Ste 200
Miami, FL 33157

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

—Boeing 707-131 · B

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data