Flightline Aviation are pleased to present this off-market 1978 Beechcraft King Air 200 for sale. The aircraft is N-registered and located in Florida.
This is a well-sorted King Air 200 that’s had some serious money spent on it in recent years. The paint and interior were both done in 2023, so you’re looking at a fresh white exterior with red and black striping and a 10-seat cabin in beige leather with high-gloss medium wood veneer cabinetry – there’s also two fold-up seats in the aft baggage area bringing total seating to 12 if needed. For a 1978 airframe, it presents very well.
Engine and Propeller Status
The engines are the standard Pratt & Whitney PT6A-41 turboprops, each producing 850 shaft horsepower. Both are enrolled on the MORE programme, which gives you predictable maintenance costs rather than a big lump-sum overhaul bill. The right engine has 5,627 hours since overhaul with 30 hours since its last hot section inspection; the left engine is at 5,472 hours since overhaul, also with 30 hours since HSI. Total time since new on both is 11,378 hours.
Propellers are four-blade Raisbeck Quiet Props with 181 hours since overhaul, last done in December 2021.
Total airframe time is 11,550 hours with 12,300 landings. All logbooks are present going back to 58 hours.
Raisbeck Modifications and Upgrades
The Raisbeck modifications are the headline here. This aircraft has the Raisbeck four-blade propellers, enclosed main landing gear doors, dual aft body strakes, and ram air recovery system fitted. For anyone who knows King Airs, the Raisbeck package is the gold standard upgrade – the enclosed gear doors and strakes clean up the aerodynamics noticeably, the ram air recovery improves engine performance at altitude, and the four-blade props reduce cabin noise and vibration compared to the standard three-blade setup. It also has high-float gear and Cleveland wheels and brakes fitted.
The aircraft also has an Aviadesign spar strap fitted – this is the supplemental structural reinforcement that addresses the wing spar fatigue life, which is a key consideration on higher-time King Air 200s.
Avionics
The avionics stack is a practical mix of Garmin and Collins. You’ve got a GNS530 and GNS430 for nav/com/GPS, a Collins AP105 autopilot, dual PS Engineering PMA700B audio panels, Collins ADF and DME, dual Garmin transponders (GTX327 and GTX330), Primus 400 weather radar, Collins radar altimeter, BFG Stormscope, and an Artex C406-2 ELT. It’s not a glass panel but it’s a functional, well-equipped IFR setup.
Damage History
A couple of things to be aware of: the aircraft suffered hail damage in 2009, and new ice boots and engine intakes were fitted in May 2009. Beyond that, there’s no known damage history.
Why This Used Beechcraft King Air 200 Is Worth a Look
The King Air 200 is the most popular turboprop twin ever built, and there’s a reason it’s still in production nearly 50 years on. Two PT6A engines, a pressurised cabin good to 35,000 feet, a range of up to 1,800 nm, and cruise speeds around 289 knots – all on a 12,500 lb max takeoff weight that means single-pilot operation is legal without a type rating. Running costs are a fraction of equivalent light jets, and the type can get into short, unpaved strips that most jets can’t touch.
