Aircraft record

N485CTBeechcraft 400A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198217 ADs may apply8 service difficulty reports

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2029
Based in: New York, NY; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2022
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 17; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 8; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Wheels Up Partners LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: New York, NY
Certificate issued: Jul 20, 2022
Expires: Jul 31, 2029

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Beechcraft
Model: 400A
Serial number: RK-545
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 10
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A5FB70

Engine

Type: Turbo-fan

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2022 – nowWheels Up Partners LLCNew York, NY · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (17)

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
2014-21-06	Flight Controls	Nov 28, 2014	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-604; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-13; MU-300 A003SA–A093SA
2014-15-15	Stabilizers	Sep 5, 2014	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: MU-300 A003SA–A093SA; 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-604; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-13
2013-03-07	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft…	Mar 19, 2013	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-45; 400A RK-49–RK-353; 400A RK-354–RK-594
2011-03-12	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft…	Mar 14, 2011	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-337–RK-484; 400A RK-486–RK-570; 400A RK-572; 400A RK-573; 400A RK-575–RK-577; 400T TX-13
2009-07-02	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model MU-300-10 Airplanes and Model 400 and 400A Series…	Apr 30, 2009	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-93; MU-300-10 A1001SA–A1011SA; MU-300 A003SA–A091SA

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AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2006-21-02	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi)…	Oct 25, 2006	Airframe (400A)
2006-15-16	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400 and 400A Series Airplanes	Sep 5, 2006	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-23. Only with: Kit P/N 128-3004-1 P or 128-3004-3 P (Lucas Aerospace/Goodrich DC Starter Generator) has been incorporated.
2004-03-35	Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T Series Airplanes	Mar 24, 2004	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-45; 400A RK-49–RK-322; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T TX-1–TX-12
2003-10-13	Raytheon Model Beech 400A and 400T Series Airplanes	Jul 1, 2003	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-232–RK-265; 400T TX-10
2002-01-23	Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; Model Beech MU-300-10…	Feb 14, 2002	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–on; 400T TT-1–TT-180; 400T-1 TX-1–TX-11; MU-300-10 A1001SA–A1011SA; MU-300 A003SA–A091SA
2001-24-11	Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes, Model Mitsubishi MU-300…	Dec 11, 2001	Airframe (400A)
2001-20-07	Raytheon Model Beech 400A Series Airplanes	Nov 15, 2001	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-78; 400A RK-87–RK-207
2000-09-12	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A and 400T Series Airplanes	Jun 16, 2000	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-01–RK-188; 400T TT-01–TT-180; 400T TX-01–TX-09
99-21-26	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 400T, and MU-300-10 Airplanes	Nov 22, 1999	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-1–RK-107
99-21-08	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A Airplanes	Nov 12, 1999	Airframe (400A)Certain serial numbers: 400A RK-1–RK-92
98-06-30	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, 400T, MU-300, and MU-300-10 Airplanes	Apr 24, 1998	Airframe (400A)Serial numbers per AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Bulletin 103570-21-4012, Revision 1. Only with: Equipped with AlliedSignal outflow/safety valves identified in AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Bulletin 103570-21-4012, Revision 1.
96-25-03	Raytheon (Beech) Model 400A, 400T (Military T-1A), and 400T (Military TX) Series Airplanes	Jan 24, 1997	Airframe (400A)Serial numbers per Beech Service Bulletin No. 2522, dated January 1994, and Raytheon Service Bulletin No. 2522, Revision 1, dated May 1996

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (8)

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.

Exhaust · stiffener · crackedFeb 20, 2021
LH INBOARD UPPER TR BRACKET CRACKED//// REMOVED ADN REPLACED LEFT INBARD UPPER TR BRACKET WITH A NEW BRACKET. IAW NORDAM CMM 78-30-07
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Air conditioning and pressurization · cabin pressure · malfunctionedDec 26, 2020
LOST CABIN PRESSURE AT 40,000 AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2,500 FPM, IT STOPPED AT 15,000 FEET FOR A FEW MINUTES. PASSENGER OXY MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · fastener · missingJun 15, 2020
CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS NOT ABLE TO RAISE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE OVERRIDE. FOLLOWING THIS EVENT BOTH LT AND RT TRUST REVERSER ARM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH PRESSURIZATION ISSUES. MX REPLACED MISSING HARDWARE FOR BOTH THE LT AND RT WOW SWITCHES AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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Fuselage · floor support · crackedMar 18, 2020
CENTER FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT IN CABIN AT MOST FORWARD POINT IS CRACKED. PANEL #151DTC. MX STOP DRILLED 1.25" "Z" CHANNEL CRACT AT FS 3481. FORMED DOUBLER OUT OF .032-2024 T3 OF THE SAME THICKNESS AND BEND RADIUS. IAW BEECHCRAFT 400XP SRM 51-40-00 AND 51-50-45. SEE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY-MIDDLE FUESELAGE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Wings · skin · corrodedMar 18, 2020
MINOR SURFACE CORROSION ON RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE FORWARD OF SPOILER. MX REMOVED SURFACE CORROSION AS REQUIRED. NO PITS FOUND ON THE BASE MATERIAL. TREATED ALUMINUM IAW BEECHCRAFT 400XP SRM 50-20-31,50-20-32,51-20-22 CORROSION SPOT MEASURES .250X.165. NO REINSPECT OF THIS CORROSION AREA CALLED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Nacelles and pylons · support angle · crackedMar 18, 2020
LEFT PYLON SUPPORT ANGLES CRACKED, MX REPLACED LEFT PYLON CENTER SUPPORT ANGLES WITH FABRICATED UNITS. ANGLES FABRICATED FROM 2024-T3 .025 IAW BEECHCRAFT SRM 54-10-00 AND SRM 51-30-45, WITH THESE REPAIRS NO REINSPECT IS CALLED OUT IN THE SRM MANUAL
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Nacelles and pylons · frame · crackedOct 3, 2017
CRACKS NOTED IN RT BELL FRAME RT STA 329.92. PERFORMED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRAWING AS0317-15 REV A DATED MARCH 23, 2017. NDT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON WORK ORDER CAS-N7229/6.1 DATED 09/29/17. NO CRACK INDICATIONS DETECTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Autoflight · autopilot sys · malfunctionedFeb 11, 2017
AFTER DEPARTURE AND DURING CLIMB WITH AUTOPILOT ON, CREW EXPERIENCED ROLL TRIM RUNAWAY TO THE RIGHT. DISCONNECTING AUTOPILOT STOPPED FURTHER MOVEMENT. RESET SYSTEM AND OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A194 AS A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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