N6812W1985 Beechcraft 300
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Sanborn Map Company INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Certificate issued
- Jul 24, 2024
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial Surveying
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 14, 2023
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
- 300
- Year
- 1985
- Serial number
- FA-38
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 19
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A909A1
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-60a
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1050 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowSanborn Map Company INCColorado Springs, CO · current
- until 1965Piper Aircraft CorpLock Haven, PA · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-140 S/N 28-20948
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (6)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-23 | Rudder Control System | Feb 22, 2022 | Airframe (300)Only with: Equipped with a Garmin G1000 integrated avionics system installed per STC SA01535WI-D with GSA 9000 yaw servo software version 2.13 or earlier. |
| 2004-17-02 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, and 1900 Series Airplanes | Oct 4, 2004 | Airframe (300)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; … |
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-60A)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
| 98-04-24 | Raytheon Aircraft Company Models E55, E55A, 58, 58A, 58P, 58PA, 58TC, 58TCA Airplanes… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (300) |
| 97-25-03 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 65, 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (300) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-23-17 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 100, 200, and 300 Series Airplanes (Formerly Known as… | Dec 29, 1997 | Airframe (300)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; … |
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.
- Ice and rain protection · cover · chafedFeb 21, 2006
COVER IS CHAFING LOWER FWD LT AND RT WING ATTACH POINT, SPAR CAP AND WING SKIN. THE COVER HAS NO ANTI-CHAFE PROTECTION. RECOMMEND RUBBER EDGE SEAL OR FAY SEALED EDGE TO AVOID METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH SPAR AND WING SKIN. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · cover · chafedJan 21, 2006
COVER IS CHAFING LOWER FWD LT AND RT WING ATTACH PORT SPART CAP AND WING SKIN. THE COVER HAS NO ANTI-CHAFE PROTECTION. RECOMMEND RUBBER EDGE SEAL OR FAY SEALED EDGE TO AVOID METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH SPAR AND WING SKIN. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Pneumatic · valve · defectiveDec 12, 1995
RUDDER BOOST ENGAGED WHEN POWER WAS ADVANCED ABOVE 85 PERCENT. CHECKED SYSTEM, FOUND RIGHT FIREWALL SHUT-OFF VALVE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL APPLYING APPROXIMATELY 30 PSI SHOP AIR. THEN VALVE WOULD CLOSE, INDICATING ENGINE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026