N70RC2012 Beechcraft 4000
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Co-owners
- City, state
- Chelmsford, MA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 17, 2018
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 29, 2018
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
- 4000
- Year
- 2012
- Serial number
- RC-70
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A953AF
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw308a
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 6,904 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- 2018 – nowCo-ownersChelmsford, MA · current
- 2005 – 2013Individual ownerEl Paso, TX · different airframe: 1976 Mclaughlin Concept-70 S/N 02
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-14 | Turbine Engine Combustion Section | May 30, 2023 | Engine (PW308A)Certain serial numbers: PW308A …–PCE-CE0180; PW308C …–PCE-CF0967. Only with: PW308A engines with build specification BS935 or BS1249; PW308C engines with build specification BS1047 or BS1238. |
| 2009-07-02 | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Model MU-300-10 Airplanes and Model 400 and 400A Series… | Apr 30, 2009 | Airframe (4000)Certain serial numbers: 400 RJ-1–RJ-65; 400A RK-1–RK-93; MU-300-10 A1001SA–A1011SA; MU-300 A003SA–A091SA |
| 2006-21-02 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; and Raytheon (Mitsubishi)… | Oct 25, 2006 | Airframe (4000) |
| 2006-15-16 | Raytheon (Beech) Model 400 and 400A Series Airplanes | Sep 5, 2006 | Airframe (4000)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. |
| 2002-01-23 | Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes; Model Beech MU-300-10… | Feb 14, 2002 | Airframe (4000)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 |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-24-11 | Raytheon Model Beech 400, 400A, and 400T Series Airplanes, Model Mitsubishi MU-300… | Dec 11, 2001 | Airframe (4000) |
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.
- Exhaust · carriage · wornJan 31, 2024
WE HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF LOOSE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE LINKS TO THE CARRIAGE ON THE NORDAM THRUST REVERSERS. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO INSPECTIONS THAT REQUIRE THESE BOLT TO BE INSPECTED OR LUBRICATED. THE CMM STATES A TORQUE VALUE OF 300 IN LBS. FOR THESE BOLTS, BUT EVERY HAWKER 4000 THAT WE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026