Aircraft record

N490FL1999 Beechcraft 400A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (May 2018)17 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports

Registration: Valid; expires Jul 31, 2028
Based in: Cleveland, OH; owner city / state
Engine: FJ44-3AP · 3,052 lb thrust; Williams
Owners: 1; since 2021
NTSB events: 1; 2018
ADs may apply: 17; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 3; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Registered owner: Flight Options LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Cleveland, OH
Certificate issued: Jul 2, 2021
Expires: Jul 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date: Aug 31, 2020

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
Year: 1999
Serial number: RK-252
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: A610A0

Engine

Make and model: Williams Fj44-3ap
Type: Turbo-fan
Power: 3,052 lb thrust

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2021 – nowFlight Options LLCCleveland, OH · current
1972 – 1977Individual ownerPt Mugu, CA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-140 S/N 28-7125303

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident

May 2, 2018 · Geneva

On May 2, 2018, about 1035 Universal Coordinated Time, a Beech 400, United Kingdom registration G-FXAR, experienced a cabin depressurization event and landed without further incident at the Geneva International Airport (LSGG), Geneva, Switzerland. There were no injuries. The flight originated from the Milan Linate Airport (LIML), Milan, Italy, and the intended destination was the London Luton…

Injuries: None
Report: CEN18WA253

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN18WA253)

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

Show all 17 ADs

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 (3)

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.

Air conditioning and pressurization · control box · failedAug 16, 2023
DURING TAKE OFF ROLL AND ABOUT 60 KNOTS THE LEFT BLEED SOURCE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON INDICATION BLEED AIR FAILURE , SO THE TAKE OFF WAS REJECTED
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Flight controls · transducer · intermittentFeb 9, 2023
ON DEPARTURE, THIS MORNING THE AUTO PILOT KICKED OFF 3 TIMES THEN WORKED FINE. THE APPROACHING INTO DR WE HAD A RUDDER BOOST FAIL LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A YAW DAMP DISENGAGE. WE RESET THE YAW DAMPER AND THEN IT KICKED OUT AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES. CONTINUED APPROACH WITHOUT YAW DAMP AND LANDED. THE ON…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Air conditioning and pressurization · seal · leakingSep 25, 2021
CABIN ALTITUDE WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, NOTICED THE CABIN RATE CLIMBING @ 1000' PER MIN. THEN HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE CLOSE TO THE CABIN DOOR. "CABIN PRESS LD" LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE WE REACHED BELOW 20,000' THEN THE NOISE GOT QUIETER AFTER WE SELECTED "BOTH HIGH" ON THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL. CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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