N1079D1996 Beechcraft C90A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply9 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Guardian Flight LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Lewisville, TX
- Certificate issued
- Oct 2, 2017
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 24, 1996
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- C90A
- Year
- 1996
- Serial number
- LJ-1462
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 9
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0224C
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Ser
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 750 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2017 – nowGuardian Flight LLCLewisville, TX · current
- until 1990Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 195a S/N 7691
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-06 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate (TC) No. 3A20 and TC No. A24CE Formerly… | Jul 16, 2007 | Airframe (C90A)Certain serial numbers: C90A LJ-1697–LJ-1726; C90A LJ-1728; C90A LJ-1729; C90A LJ-1731–LJ-1739; C90A LJ-1741–LJ-1743; B200 BB-1827–BB-1912; … |
| 2004-17-02 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, and 1900 Series Airplanes | Oct 4, 2004 | Airframe (C90A)Certain serial numbers: 65-A90, B90, C90, C90A LJ-76; 65-A90, B90, C90, C90A LJ-114–LJ-1691; E90 LW-1–LW-347; F90 LA-2–LA-236; 99, 99A, A99A, B99, C99 U-1–U-239; 100, A100 B-1–B-94; … |
| 2002-09-12 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Model C90 Airplanes | Jun 21, 2002 | Airframe (C90A)Certain serial numbers: C90A LJ-1157–LJ-1276; C90A LJ-1278–LJ-1537; C90A LJ-1540 |
| 2002-01-10 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models 65-90, 65-A90, 65-A90-1, 65-A90-4, B90, C90… | Feb 22, 2002 | Airframe (C90A)Certain serial numbers: 65-90 LJ-1–LJ-1559; 65-A90 LJ-1–LJ-1559; B90 LJ-1–LJ-1559; C90 LJ-1–LJ-1559; C90A LJ-1–LJ-1559; 65-A90-1 LM-1–LM-141; … |
| 99-10-07 | Raytheon Aircraft Corporation Beech Models 65-90, 65-A90, 65-A90-1, 65-A90-2, 65-A90-3… | Jun 8, 1999 | Airframe (C90A) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-25-03 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (C90A) |
| 97-23-17 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 100, 200, and 300 Series Airplanes (Formerly Known as… | Dec 29, 1997 | Airframe (C90A)Certain serial numbers: C90 LJ-683–LJ-1463; C90A LJ-683–LJ-1463; E90 LW-177–LW-347; F90 LA-1–LA-236; H90 LL-1–LL-61; A100 B-228–B-247; … |
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Service Difficulty Reports (9)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Navigation · dpu · failedApr 29, 2023
BOTH EFIS SCREENS FAILED IN FLIGHT AND DISPLAYED "DPU FAIL".
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · dpu · abnormalApr 1, 2023
UPON START UP THE EFIS, BOTH THE EHSI, AND EADI WERE ZOOMED IN. THE INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION WERE CORRECT AND THERE WERE NO RED X’S OR ANY INDICATION THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A SETTING PREFERENCE SET UP BY THE PREVIOUS PILOT TO MAKE THE NUMBERS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · inoperativeMar 18, 2023
DISCREPANCY: THE RED GEAR HANDLE UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SAFE LIGHT REMAINED DARK WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE J HOOK WAS ALSO NOT VISIBLE. CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR ONE TIME AND THE SAME CONDITION CONTINUED UPON EXTENDING THE GEAR A SECOND TIME.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Navigation · dpu · abnormalFeb 14, 2023
ON THE WAY BACK TO CHINLE FROM PHOENIX, BOTH OF MY EFIS SCREENS BEGAN TO FLICKER. THEY WOULD FLICKER FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS THEN CORRECT THEMSELVES. ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME IT DID THIS IT FLASHED DPU FAILURE ON BOTH SCREENS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN CORRECTED ITSELF. AFTER THAT IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · actuator · misriggedNov 10, 2022
ON LANDING IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE (NO GREEN LIGHT). BULB TESTED OK. LANDING GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION QRH PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED RESULTING IN GOOD LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION (3 GREEN, NO RED LIGHT IN HANDLE). EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDING ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · motor · fumesFeb 1, 2017
THE PILOT REPORTED DURING A FLIGHT, DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND FUMES WERE NOTED IN THE COCKPIT, WITH LIGHT SMOKE OBSERVED. DIVERTED AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · malfunctionedNov 16, 2014
CRUISING AT 16000 FEET, THE CABIN TEMP KNOB BECAME LOOSE & WAS UNUSABLE. PULLED THE KNOB OFF SO WOULDN'T LOSE IT. MOVED THE CABIN TEMP MODE SELECTOR SWITCH TO MAN HEAT & INCREASED THE TEMP BY HOLDING UP ON THE MANUAL TEMP SWITCH. CONTINUED TO ADJUST THE CABIN TEMP USING THIS SWITCH UNTIL THE TEMP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · unknown · vibrationJul 10, 2013
TAXI TO RWY, , ADDING POWER FOR TAKEOFF, AT 1000 FT TORQUE ITT WAS AT 670 LE AND 680 RE. AT ROTATION, 95 KNOTS EXPERIENCED STRONG VIBRATION FROM THE SEAT NOT YOKE. AIRPLANE WASN’T PERFORMING NORMALLY, IT COULD BARELY CLIMB, STALL WARNING WAS GOING ON AND OFF, LANDING GEAR DOWN. DIDN’T HAVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · motor · malfunctionedFeb 17, 2013
LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FINAL APPROACH PHASE OF LANDING, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND MANUAL EXTENSION OF GEAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED SUCCESSFULLY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026