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
76
Serial number
ME-280
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A8DE36
Engine
Type
Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1990 – 2000Ari Ben Aviator INCAddison, TX
1956 – 1970Civil Air Patrol INCSan Francisco, CA · different airframe: Stinson L-5 S/N 03913
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
May 12, 1998 · Frisco, TX
The pilot's failure to maintain control resulting in an inadvertent stall while performing simulated single engine maneuvers during a practical test for a multiengine rating.
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.
Airframe (76)Certain serial numbers: 76 ME-1–ME-437. Only with: Excludes airplanes with MLG "A" frame assemblies P/N 105-810023-0083 (left) and P/N 105-810023-0084 (right) installed.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
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.
Equipment and furnishings · battery · corrodedFeb 28, 1995
ELT ACTIVATED ON RAMP. REMOVED UNIT, FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON BATTERY PACK AND MOUNTING SPACES, ELT WAS MFG 2-93. BATTERY REPLACEMENT WAS DUE 3-95. UNIT WAS INSTALLED NEW 8-93. LAST ELT INSPECTION PER FAR 91.52 WAS COMPLETED 9-94.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.