N6706Y1979 Beechcraft 76
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Sorbi Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- El Cajon, CA
- Certificate issued
- Feb 2, 2017
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 8, 1979
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
- 76
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- ME-299
- 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
- A8DEF9
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 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 – nowSorbi Aviation INCEl Cajon, CA · current
- 1972First National Aircraft INCFt Lauderdale, FL · different airframe: Piper Pa-23-250 (6pclm) S/N 27-4033
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 (2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes | May 25, 2021 | 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. |
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (76)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Engine oil · valve · crimp nut looseJun 26, 1995
WHILE COMPLYING WITH LYCOMING SB NR 518C, FOUND VALVE RETAINING NUT LOOSE (BOTH ENGINES). RECOMMEND NUT BE WELDED AT FACTORY. NO ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE TO RE-CRIMP NUTS AS THEY WILL FRACTURE AND FRACTURE MAY GO UNNOTICED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS AD NOTE BE ISSUED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · valve · crimp nut looseJun 26, 1995
WHILE COMPLYING WITH LYCOMING SB NR 518C, FOUND VALVE RETAINING NUT LOOSE (BOTH ENGINES). RECOMMEND NUT BE WELDED AT FACTORY. NO ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE TO RE-CRIMP NUTS AS THEY WILL FRACTURE AND FRACTURE MAY GO UNNOTICED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS AD NOTE BE ISSUED.
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